Death Row | Hard Time

I had known for months that it was

I had known for months that it was coming because you know you know what

coming because you know you know what

coming because you know you know what stage you’re at in your Appeals when

stage you’re at in your Appeals when

stage you’re at in your Appeals when your own death Road and death or

your own death Road and death or

your own death Road and death or thinking about death is unavoidable you

thinking about death is unavoidable you

thinking about death is unavoidable you know because it’s around you all the

know because it’s around you all the

know because it’s around you all the time let’s face it it’s an ugly story

time let’s face it it’s an ugly story

time let’s face it it’s an ugly story it’s an only thing that I did why I took

it’s an only thing that I did why I took

it’s an only thing that I did why I took another human life and I did it in a

another human life and I did it in a

another human life and I did it in a very brutal another way I was an

very brutal another way I was an

very brutal another way I was an upstanding member of my community I was

upstanding member of my community I was

upstanding member of my community I was a deacon in the church and involved in

a deacon in the church and involved in

a deacon in the church and involved in civic functions and I went to great

civic functions and I went to great

civic functions and I went to great lengths to hide my dark side on the

lengths to hide my dark side on the

lengths to hide my dark side on the evening of March 2nd 1988 David Crowe

evening of March 2nd 1988 David Crowe

evening of March 2nd 1988 David Crowe went into a lumber store where he used

went into a lumber store where he used

went into a lumber store where he used to work and shot the retail manager in

to work and shot the retail manager in

to work and shot the retail manager in the back crow then beat the dying man

the back crow then beat the dying man

the back crow then beat the dying man with a bucket of pain in a crowbar

with a bucket of pain in a crowbar

with a bucket of pain in a crowbar before leaving he stole eleven hundred

before leaving he stole eleven hundred

before leaving he stole eleven hundred sixty dollars in cash after nearly two

sixty dollars in cash after nearly two

sixty dollars in cash after nearly two decades of waiting his execution date

decades of waiting his execution date

decades of waiting his execution date has arrived the last 48 hours thus

has arrived the last 48 hours thus

has arrived the last 48 hours thus appearing called death watch everything

appearing called death watch everything

appearing called death watch everything works on the assumption that in 48 hours

and it does tend to drive on the

and it does tend to drive on the finality of it the fact that you’ve got

finality of it the fact that you’ve got

finality of it the fact that you’ve got 48 47 46 hours left by the time hit

48 47 46 hours left by the time hit

48 47 46 hours left by the time hit really became imminent I was praying for

really became imminent I was praying for

really became imminent I was praying for the for the parole board to spare my

the for the parole board to spare my

the for the parole board to spare my life

life

life [Music]

the chief steward stands there and she

the chief steward stands there and she reads the menu word-for-word and she

reads the menu word-for-word and she

reads the menu word-for-word and she literally has tears in her eyes as she

literally has tears in her eyes as she

literally has tears in her eyes as she does this you can tell it’s having a

does this you can tell it’s having a

does this you can tell it’s having a profound effect on her and she said this

profound effect on her and she said this

profound effect on her and she said this is the last act that I’ll ever be able

is the last act that I’ll ever be able

is the last act that I’ll ever be able to perform for you except to pray for

to perform for you except to pray for

to perform for you except to pray for you and I will be praying for me

you and I will be praying for me

you and I will be praying for me I had no sense of fear I had I had

I had no sense of fear I had I had

I had no sense of fear I had I had probably the greatest sense of peace

probably the greatest sense of peace

probably the greatest sense of peace that I’ve ever felt in my entire life

that I’ve ever felt in my entire life

that I’ve ever felt in my entire life [Music]