Andy crawled to freedom through five hundred yards of shit smelling foulness I can't even imagine, or maybe I just don't want to. Five hundred yards... that's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile.
Terrible thing, to live in fear. Brooks Hatlen knew it. Knew it all too well. All I want is to be back where things make sense. Where I won't have to be afraid all the time. Only one thing stops me. A promise I made to Andy.
Well, if it was a toothbrush I wouldn't ask questions, I'd just quote a price, but then a toothbrush is a non-lethal object, isn't it?
One day, when I have a long gray beard and two or three marbles rollin' around upstairs, they'll let me out.
You gonna open it, or stand there with your thumb up your butt?
Same old shit, different day
He should've died in here.
Well, there's... there's a lot of hayfields up there.
Sure, Andy. Anything.
This is the part I really like
This is the part I really like, when she does that shit with her hair.
Well yeah, Andy. I don't have her stuffed
Well yeah, Andy. I don't have her stuffed down the front of my pants right now
Well yeah, Andy. I don't have her stuffed down the front of my pants right now, I'm sorry to say
Well yeah, Andy. I don't have her stuffed down the front of my pants right now, I'm sorry to say, but I'll get her.
Well yeah, Andy. I don't have her stuffed down the front of my pants right now, I'm sorry to say, but I'll get her. Relax!
We oughta file that under "Educational" too, oughten we?
The following April Andy did tax returns for half the guards at Shawshank.
The following April Andy did tax returns for half the guards at Shawshank. Year after that he did them all including the warden's.
The following April Andy did tax returns for half the guards at Shawshank. Year after that he did them all including the warden's. Year after that they rescheduled the start of the intra-mural season to coincide with tax season.
The following April Andy did tax returns for half the guards at Shawshank. Year after that he did them all including the warden's. Year after that they rescheduled the start of the intra-mural season to coincide with tax season. The guards on the opposing teams all remembered to bring their W2s.
I don't know; every man has his breaking point.
Making a few friends, huh Andy?
You could argue he'd done it to curry favor with the guards.
You could argue he'd done it to curry favor with the guards. Or, maybe make a few friends
You could argue he'd done it to curry favor with the guards. Or, maybe make a few friends among us cons.
You could argue he'd done it to curry favor with the guards. Or, maybe make a few friends among us cons. Me, I think he did it just to feel normal again
You could argue he'd done it to curry favor with the guards. Or, maybe make a few friends among us cons. Me, I think he did it just to feel normal again, if only for a short while.
The colossal prick even managed to sound magnanimous.
And that's how it came to pass
And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of forty-nine wound up sitting in a row at ten o'clock in the morning
And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of forty-nine wound up sitting in a row at ten o'clock in the morning drinking icy cold, Bohemia-style beer
And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of forty-nine wound up sitting in a row at ten o'clock in the morning drinking icy cold, Bohemia-style beer, courtesy of the hardest screw
And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of forty-nine wound up sitting in a row at ten o'clock in the morning drinking icy cold, Bohemia-style beer, courtesy of the hardest screw that ever walked a turn
We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders
We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men.
We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men. Hell, we could have been tarring the roof of one of our own houses. We were the lords of all creation. As for Andy - he spent that break hunkered in the shade
We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men. Hell, we could have been tarring the roof of one of our own houses. We were the lords of all creation. As for Andy - he spent that break hunkered in the shade, a strange little smile on his face
We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men. Hell, we could have been tarring the roof of one of our own houses. We were the lords of all creation. As for Andy - he spent that break hunkered in the shade, a strange little smile on his face, watching us
We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men. Hell, we could have been tarring the roof of one of our own houses. We were the lords of all creation. As for Andy - he spent that break hunkered in the shade, a strange little smile on his face, watching us drink his beer.
Forty years I been asking
Forty years I been asking permission
Forty years I been asking permission to piss.
Forty years I been asking permission to piss. I can't squeeze a drop
Forty years I been asking permission to piss. I can't squeeze a drop without say-so
King me.
To keep you happy and doing the laundry.
Well, I'll be damned.
Well, I'll be damned. Did I say you were good?
Well, I'll be damned. Did I say you were good? Shit, you're a Rembrandt!
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap, and an old rock hammer
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap, and an old rock hammer, damn near worn down to the nub.
That's all it takes really, pressure, and time.
That's all it takes really, pressure, and time. That, and a big goddamn poster.
Like I said, in prison a man will do most anything
Like I said, in prison a man will do most anything to keep his mind occupied.
I mean, seriously, how often do you really look at a mans shoes?
I played a mean harmonica as a younger man.
I played a mean harmonica as a younger man. Lost interest in it though. Didn't make much sense in here.
His first night in the joint, Andy Dufresne cost me two packs of cigarettes.
His first night in the joint, Andy Dufresne cost me two packs of cigarettes. He never made a sound.
You're gonna fit right in.
You're gonna fit right in. Everyone in here is innocent
Goddamn right. They send you here for life
Goddamn right. They send you here for life, and that's exactly what they take.
Goddamn right. They send you here for life, and that's exactly what they take. The part that counts, anyway
These walls are funny.
These walls are funny. First you hate 'em
These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em.
These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them.
These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That's institutionalized.
Sometimes it makes me sad, though...
Sometimes it makes me sad, though... Andy being gone.
Sometimes it makes me sad, though... Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged.
Sometimes it makes me sad, though... Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright.
Sometimes it makes me sad, though... Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice.
Sometimes it makes me sad, though... Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. But still,
Sometimes it makes me sad, though... Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone.
Sometimes it makes me sad, though... Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend.
The first night's the toughest
The first night's the toughest, no doubt about it.
The first night's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in naked as the day you were born
The first night's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in naked as the day you were born, skin burning and half blind from that delousing shit they throw on you, and when they put you in that cell...
The first night's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in naked as the day you were born, skin burning and half blind from that delousing shit they throw on you, and when they put you in that cell... and those bars slam home...
The first night's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in naked as the day you were born, skin burning and half blind from that delousing shit they throw on you, and when they put you in that cell... and those bars slam home... that's when you know it's for real.
The first night's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in naked as the day you were born, skin burning and half blind from that delousing shit they throw on you, and when they put you in that cell... and those bars slam home... that's when you know it's for real. A whole life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world
The first night's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in naked as the day you were born, skin burning and half blind from that delousing shit they throw on you, and when they put you in that cell... and those bars slam home... that's when you know it's for real. A whole life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it.
Rehabilitated? Well, now let me see. You know, I don't have any idea what that means
There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret.
It was outdoor detail - and May is one damn fine month to be working outdoors.
I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby.
I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him,
I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here.
I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here. He strolled, like a man in a park
I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here. He strolled, like a man in a park without a care or a worry in the world
I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here. He strolled, like a man in a park without a care or a worry in the world, like he had on an invisible coat
I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here. He strolled, like a man in a park without a care or a worry in the world, like he had on an invisible coat that would shield him from this place.
I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here. He strolled, like a man in a park without a care or a worry in the world, like he had on an invisible coat that would shield him from this place. Yeah, I think it would be fair to say... I liked Andy from the start.
Tommy Williams came to Shawshank in 1965 on a two-year stretch for B&E.
Tommy Williams came to Shawshank in 1965 on a two-year stretch for B&E. That's breaking & entering to you. Cops caught him sneaking TV sets out the back door of a JC Penney. Young punk. Mr. Rock and Roll. Cocky as hell.
Tommy Williams came to Shawshank in 1965 on a two-year stretch for B&E. That's breaking & entering to you. Cops caught him sneaking TV sets out the back door of a JC Penney. Young punk. Mr. Rock and Roll. Cocky as hell. We liked him immediately.
Get busy living, or get busy dying.
I got a postcard in the mail. It was blank, but the postmark said Fort Hancock, Texas. Fort Hancock... right on the border. That's where Andy crossed.
When I picture him heading south in his own car with the top down, it always makes me laugh.
There must be a con like me in every prison in America.
There must be a con like me in every prison in America. I'm the guy who can get if for you;
There must be a con like me in every prison in America. I'm the guy who can get if for you; cigarettes, a bag of reefer, if that's your thing,
There must be a con like me in every prison in America. I'm the guy who can get if for you; cigarettes, a bag of reefer, if that's your thing, a bottle of brandy to celebrate your kid's high school graduation, damn near anything within reason.
There must be a con like me in every prison in America. I'm the guy who can get if for you; cigarettes, a bag of reefer, if that's your thing, a bottle of brandy to celebrate your kid's high school graduation, damn near anything within reason. Yes sir, I'm a regular Sears and Roebuck.
Zihuatanejo
I find I'm so excited
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head.
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel.
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain.
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border.
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand.
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams.
I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.
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I don't suppose it would help if I told them that I'm not homosexual.
Dear Warden, You were right. Salvation lay within.
Red? You saying Andy's innocent? I mean *for real* innocent?
Red. If you ever get out of here, do me a favor.
You don't understand, I'm not supposed to be here!
