i was thinking about you guys yesterday now i ve been here three times before and i think i understand a little bit of how you feel about some things it s none of my business how you feel about some other things and i don t give a damn about how you feel about some other things but anyway i tried to put myself in your place and i believe this is how i would feel about san quentin san quentin you ve been livin hell to me you ve hosted me since nineteen sixty three i ve seen em come and go and i ve seen them die and long ago i stopped asking why san quentin i hate every inch of you you ve cut me and have scarred me through and through and i ll walk out a wiser weaker man mister congressman you can t understand san quentin what good do you think you do do you think i ll be different when you re through you bent my heart and mind and you warp my soul and your stone walls turn my blood a little cold san quentin may you rot and burn in hell may your walls fall and may i live to tell may all the world forget you ever stood and may all the world regret you did no good  san quentin you ve been living hell to me thank you very much one more time maybe before we do it though if any of the guards are still speaking to me can i have a glass of water 