Remember when we were in love?
Thirty years have passed since then,
I've been stuck in Shawshank jail,
Luckily, I've found some friends.
Happily ever after failed,
When the jury said I shot my wife,
They said I canned her lover too,
Put me in prison for life.

Oh, I'll do my time without complaint,
Helpin' out the warden,
Proud to be Andy Dufresne,
Innocent in Shawshank,
Goin' to the library with Brooks,
Carvin stone into chess piece rooks,
Used to do taxes and insurance, but...
This is the end
This is the end
Of my innocence.

Oh, I'd been there for 20 years,
When Tommy came in '58,
Tattooed arms and slicked back hair,
Told me about his ex-roommate.
Seems that he knew Elmo Blatch,
The man who shot my cheatin' girl,
I finally had my living proof,
But he was shot down in a whirl.

Oh, gettin posters from 'ol Red,
I placed them on my wall,
I dig at night, I dig for life,
While the guards take naps below,
Goin to the library with Brooks,
Carvin stone into chess piece rooks,
Used to do taxes and insurance,
But this is the end
This is the end
Of my innocence.

I waited for the storm that night,
Escaped through yards and yards of muck,
I hurried up, got out of town,
But don't tell me I relied on luck.
Blackmailed Shawshank, fooled everyone,
The warden's gun went to his head,
Mexico was the next stop,
Now it's just me and Red...
Oh, goin' to the library with Brooks,
Carvin stone into chess piece rooks,
Used to do taxes and insurance,
It was the end,
It was the end,
Of my innocence.