Doing Time is the third of ten tracks (eleven on the deluxe version), on Avenged Sevenfold's 2013 album, Hail to the King. M. Shadows sings with an Axl Rose-esque swagger here and the band follows suit, mining Guns N' Roses' bluesy hard rock boogie.
Lyrics
The lives of some men
If walls can taught to spill the lies
We'll see the world through the devil's eyes
I maintain an addiction
Been known to take it too high
I got an inch with a loaded hair trigger
And a one way ticket to fly
When there's no writing on the wall
I see the lifeless devil start to crawl
And I don't need no lessons
After all, everybody's Doing their Time
Caught your eye in the corner
Don’t you look at me wrong
Fucked up and thrown into the gutter
Gotta fix what don’t belong
I see the writing on the wall
I see the lifeless devil start to crawl
And I don't need no lessons
After all, everybody's Doing their Time
That's just a price to play
So tell me what you like
Gotta hand on the kerosene match tonight, right
Had enough of opinions
I got enough on my mind
Sell your soul for approval and a dollar
Got a pretty little body to grind
I see your number on the wall
I see the lifeless devils start to crawl
I don't need no lessons
Watch the fall
You lost my attention
After all, everybody's Doing their Time, Time
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Doing Time