He drank his last shot of whiskey, as the fire raged on Took a look at his black-stained palms His old eyes turned misty, as the fire raged on They'll be sorry when he's gone Yeah they see no error, in his ways Yeah they see no error, in his ways Oh and I, I'll be prayin' to the lord just to save his soul, cause' He won't do crime, anymore Took em' to the saw mill Hid his tracks along the way And as the paper burned he screamed I don't need you I don't need you Oohhh, and they called him a monster On the very first page But how could they, how could they How could they define a man who loses everything, in such a way? Cause they see no error, in his ways Yeah they see no error, in his ways Oh and I, I'll be prayin' to the lord just to save his soul cause' He won't do crime, anymore Took em' to the saw mill Hid his tracks along the way And as the paper burned he screamed I don't need you I don't need you