Theres a lot of strange men in cell block ten <br />But the strangest of them all <br />Was a friend of mine who spent his time staring at the wall <br />Staring at thewall <br /> <br />As he stared at that wall so strong and tall <br />You could hear him softly curse nobody at all <br />Ever climbed that wall but i'm gona be the first <br />Yeah i'm gona be the first <br /> <br />The warden walked by and said son don't try <br />I'd hate to see you fall <br />For there is no doubt they'll carry you out <br />If you ever touch that wall <br />If you ever touch that wall <br /> <br />Well a years gone by since he made his try <br />But I can still recall <br />How hard he tried and the way he died <br />But he never made that wall <br />He never made that wall <br /> <br />Theres never been a man ever shook this can <br />But I know a man who tried <br />The newspapers called it a jail break plan <br />But I know it was suicide <br />I know it was suicide