I'm locked behind steel ribbons in a building made of stone This prison cell will be my home for life Forgotten men surround me and curse cause they were born Lord what I'd give to hear a baby cry If I could hear a baby cry just one more time I could fight the future locked inside Some prisoners call for mama and others pray to die Lord what I'd give to hear a baby cry [ fiddle ] They tell me I was drinkin' at that awful time when baby started cryin' in the night They say I picked up baby and squeezed him much too tight What I'd give now to hear a baby cry If I could hear a baby... What I'd give now to hear a baby cry