I Hope You've Learned Lyrics

I've been away for just a year.
Have you forgotten me, my dear?
The judge said I must pay the cost.
I never knew how much I'd lost.
Until they sent me far away,
Where each minute seems a day.
But maybe someday I'll be free.
Will you be waiting there for me?

I'm in this cell because of you.
The crime I did you drove me to.
My jealous heart just could not stand,
To see you with another man.
Until they sent me far away,
Where each minute seems a day.
But maybe someday I'll be free,
Will you be waiting there for me?

I hope someday that you will learn,
And brokenhearted you'll return.
But listen, darlin', please don't wait,
For maybe then will be too late.
Until they sent me far away,
Where each minute seems a day.
But maybe someday I'll be free.
Will you be waiting there for me?