Prisoner

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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 

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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) 


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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) 

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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) 

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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)