They bring our food in the morning They throw it at our feet You know it's foul and it's foreign But a man's gotta eat They take the time out to tease us Around and round, they crow I keep pleading to Jesus When will they let us go? Well, I remember the sunshine The way it hit my face And I've been longing for sunshine Since I've been in this place Why, it's as dark as a dungeon The rats have claimed the floor They keep me up with their scurrying And I can't take it no more So, I close my eyes to roam Just strolling over memories - Trying to catch a glimpse of home So take me back to the country Down where the river bends I don't care how I get there Just let this nightmare end Throw me out in the ocean On unforgiving waves I'll take my chances a-floating Over rotting in this cage So, I close my eyes to roam Just strolling over memories - Trying to catch a glimpse of home