I’m on the inside looking out
Watching my life pass by.
Sitting in a prison cell
Asking myself why:
Why I’ve done the things I did
To wind up in this place
While you, my love, sit at home
With tears upon your face.
I try to write you letters
To tell you to be strong
I try to write “I’m sorry”
But the words come out all wrong.
How can I expect you
To even want me home
After all the things I’ve done
That have left you all alone?
I asked God for His guidance
And He reached into my heart.
He said with faith and honesty
Is the only way to start.
So let me start by saying
I’m sorry for hurting you.
And, my love, once I get out
We’ll start our lives anew.
We’ll build our lives in honesty
With faith in God above.
For with God watching over us,
We’ll have the purest love.
So as you’re writing letters
Listen for the phone
For someday, I will call and say
“Honey, I’m coming home.”
Until that day arrives
There’s one thing you must do
And that is to remember
How much I love you.