The gavel fell When the door slammed She didn't say a word, but I heard 'Go to hell' So here I am, chained to this bar tab And doin' my time in this dive It's my neon holdin' cell Till I find some way to escape the past I'll be watchin' the world from behind the bars and through the glass She handed me down the sentence the day she left Ninety-nine years to life and stoned to death I broke her heart, I plead guilty I don't wear my regret like a number on my soul I'd give anything if she'd forgive me But there's no time off for good behavior, or chance of parole Till I find some way to escape the past I'll be watchin' the world from behind the bars and through the glass She handed me down the sentence the day she left Ninety-nine years to life and stoned to death And bartender, keep 'em comin' till there's nothin' left Ninety-nine years to life and stoned to death