I've come to accept the terms of my expiration date They scheduled my last breath on the row at San Quentin State 'Least that's what the judge said in that courtroom that day But God, he sure wanted the last word in deciding my fate We all know there ain't no certainty Except the day we croak and paying for our right to breathe I sure thought I had a few more skies to see But I died in the San Quentin Infirmary I was getting ready for my death by the rope Still a few years down the line but they found a lump in my throat Thought they caught it early but the doctor came and said Call the father, start repentin' cuz its spreading to your head We all know there ain't no certainty Except the day we croak and paying for our right to breathe I sure thought I had a few more skies to see But I died in the San Quentin Infirmary We all know there ain't no certainty Except the day we croak and paying for our right to breathe I sure thought I had a few more skies to see But I died in the San Quentin Infirmary We all know there ain't no certainty Except the day we croak and paying for our right to breathe I sure thought I had a few more skies to see But I died in the San Quentin Infirmary Yeah I died in the San Quentin Infirmary Yeah I died in the San Quentin Infirmary