Prison Song
They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,
Following the rights movementsYou clamped down with your iron fists,Drugs became convenientlyAvailable for all the kids,Following the rights movementsYou clamped down with your iron fists,Drugs became convenientlyAvailable for all the kids,
I buy my crack, my smack, my bitch,Right here in Hollywood,
Nearly 2 million Americans are incarceratedIn the prison system, prison systemPrison system of the U.S.
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison, (for you and me)Another prison system,Another prison system,Another prison system.
Minor drug offenders fill your prisonsYou don't even flinchAll our taxes paying for your warsAgainst the new non-rich,Minor drug offenders fill your prisonsYou don't even flinchAll our taxes paying for your warsAgainst the new non-rich,
I buy my crack, my smack, my bitch,Right here in Hollywood,
The percentage of Americans in the prison system, prison systemPrison system, has doubled since 1985
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,Another prison system,Another prison system,Another prison system.For you and me, for you and me , for you and me.
They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,For you and me,Oh baby, you and me.
All research and successful drug policy showsThat treatment should be increased,And law enforcement decreased,While abolishing mandatory minimum sentences,All research and successful drug policy showsThat treatment should be increased,And law enforcement decreased,While abolishing mandatory minimum sentences.
Utilizing drugs to pay for secret wars around the world,Drugs are now your global policy,Now you police the globe,
I buy my crack, my smack, my bitch,Right here in Hollywood,
Drug money is used to rig elections,And train brutal corporate sponsoredDictators around the world.
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison, (for you and me to live in)Another prison system,Another prison system,Another prison system. (for you and me)For you and I, for you and I , for you and I.They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,They're trying to build a prison,For you and me,Oh baby, you and me.