"Dead Man Walking"

Written by Florida Death Row inmate Ronald W. Clark

February 1, 1999

"Dead Man Walking"

Dead man walking

That's why I'm talking

Trying to educate

To eliminate the hate

And rid so many men

Of a terrible fate.

Killing our citizens

Watching them die

This is what I'm here to testify.

Yet this here I won't deny

Some should never ever be free

But the death penalty should not be

For mistakes can be made

And the ultimate price paid

For when an innocent life is lost

That is surely the ultimate cost

And we can never, ever be sure

If we're killing the guilty - or just the poor.