Johnny Cash – 25 minutes to go (1968 live at Folsom Prison)

I think I’m starting to understand this song and what the people were cheering about. The people were like, “Yeah, that’s exactly how I feel. Tell ’em, Johnny! Tell ’em how we feel!” In a way, this song was a response to how the prisoners feel about the death penalty, Johnny was speaking for them and the prisoners appreciated that..