Intro
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Verse 1
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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 know
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What I was doing, yeah, man
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But today, here I am in jail
Chorus
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I'm a prisoner (prisoner)
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I am a prisoner (prisoner)
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I am a prisoner (prisoner)
Riff
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Verse 2
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I looked all around me but see nothing
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But four gray 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
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They won' t build no schools anymore
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All they'll build will be prison, prison
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They won' t build no schools anymore
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All they'll build will be prison, prison
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'Cos today, yeah
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I'm a prisoner (prisoner)
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I am a prisoner (prisoner)
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I am a prisoner (prisoner)
Riff
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Verse 3
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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, yeah
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They won' t build no schools anymore
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They won' t build no hospitals
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They won' t build no schools anymore
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They won' t build no hospitals
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All they'll build will be prison, prison
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All they'll build will be prison, prison
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All they'll build will be prison, prison
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All they'll build will be
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I'm a prisoner (prisoner)
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I am a prisoner (prisoner)
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I am a prisoner (prisoner)
Chorus
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I'm a prisoner (prisoner)
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I am a prisoner (prisoner)
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I am a prisoner (prisoner)
