How long must I stay How long must I go on Taking my chances on burning away Don't take away my daylight Don't take away my dream Why must I go To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again Will I make the morning To see another day The Gods may come at midnight They're taking me away I'm waiting here on death row I pray for my reprieve Why must I go To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again The chaplain and the gardener Have told me how to die I've used up all my chances Now's the time to cry For I can hear the footsteps The lights have just gone dim I'm on the final journey Why must I go To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again Will I make the morning To see another day The Gods may come at midnight They're taking me away I'm waiting here on death row I pray for my reprieve Why must I go To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again The chaplain and the gardener Have told me how to die I've used up all my chances Now's the time to cry For I can hear the footsteps The lights have just gone dim I'm on the final journey Why must I go To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again To hell and back again