Let him live, let him live Caryl Chessman spent 12 years in San Quentin Waiting for his execution day What they're saying may be true But what good would killing him do? Everywhere you go, people say Let him live, let him live, let him live I'm not saying forget or forgive If he's guilty of this crime Keep him in jail a long, long time But let him live, let him live, let him live Caryl Chessman he was called "The Red Light Bandit" They convicted him and sentence him to die He was goin' to his doom In the gas chamber room Suddenly, the world heard a cry Let him live, let him live, let him live I'm not saying forget or forgive If he's guilty of this crime Keep him in jail a long, long time But let him live, let him live, let him live Did he kidnap, did he rob, is he guilty? Just like those two policemen say Killing laws were made by man Not according to God's plan Let his soul be judged on judgement day Let him live, let him live, let him live I'm not saying forget or forgive If he's guilty of this crime Keep him in jail a long, long time But let him live, let him live, let him live Let him live, let him live, let him live Let him live, let him live, let him live