Guess the 1970s song lyrics #211

1975. This artist played in a tejano band before being arrested and doing time for marijuana posession. The governor of Louisiana, also a musician, had mercy and paroled him after 3 years on condition he stay away from places serving alcohol. He wrote this song in 1959 before his arrest. After this artist scored a different hit, he released this song,16 years later. He recorded a Spanish version too "Noches y dias perdidos"