[Verse]

Julie, they've taken me to prison

I pulled a gun and robbed the jewelry store

The only thing I took was that big diamond

You know the one you said you wished was yours

[Verse]

The diamond in the window called for money

The price was just too much for me to pay

But the price I'm paying now is so much bigger

Oh Julie, don't I have the right to say

[Chorus]

Don't get married, Julie, wait for me

Don't get married 'cause someday I'll be free

[Verse]

Julie, when I serve the time they gave me

I'll walk out through the gates and I'll be free

And I hope you didn't only want the diamond

'Cause I prayed that you also wanted me

[Chorus]

Don't get married, Julie, wait for me

Don't get married 'cause someday I'll be free