Spendin' my time livin' life behind bars Ain't doin' hard time, but the times get hard Didn't come wearin' cuffs in the back of some car No judge, no jury ever put me here Got a story to tell ya A bunch of songs and there ain't nothin' 'bout no rock 'n' roll Sold my soul to the devil A pocketful of songs for a handful of gold, uh-huh That was the day that everything changed Spendin' my time livin' life behind bars Ain't doin' hard time, but the times get hard Didn't come wearin' cuffs in the back of some car No judge, no jury ever put me here Still payin' this price for the life I chose Once you got a record, guess it's how it goes Still servin' my sentence with this old guitar Spendin' my time livin' life behind bars Done a few nights locked up in county Did the time, paid the fine, then they let me go But this ain't that kind of party No jail, no bail, and hell, no parole Spendin' my time livin' life behind bars Ain't doin' hard time, but the times get hard Didn't come wearin' cuffs in the back of some car No judge, no jury ever put me here Still payin' this price for the life I chose Once you got a record, guess it's how it goes Still servin' my sentence with this old guitar Spendin' my time livin' life behind bars Spendin' my time livin' life behind bars Ain't doin' hard time, but the times get hard Didn't come wearin' cuffs in the back of some car No judge, no jury ever put me here Still payin' this price for the life I chose Once you got a record, guess it's how it goes Still servin' my sentence with this old guitar Spendin' my time livin' life behind bars Still spendin' my time livin' life behind bars