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Somebody told me about it |
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When I was still a little boy |
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He said to me, crime does not pay |
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He said to me, education is the key, yeah |
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As a little boy I thought I knew |
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What I was doing, yeah man |
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But today here I am in jail |
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I' m a prisoner (x3) |
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I looked all around me |
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But to see nothing |
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but four grey walls staring at me |
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the policeman said to me, son |
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They won' t build no schools anymore |
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All they' ll build will be prison, prison (x3) |
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'cos today, yeah |
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I am a prisoner (x2) I' m a prisoner |
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Dear lord |
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I asked the policeman and said |
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How much must I pay for my freedom? |
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He said to me, son |
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They won' t build no schools anymore |
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They won' t build no hospitals (x2) |
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All they' ll build will be prison, prison (x4) |
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Chorus till fade |
