Prison Song

Lyrics

They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison Following the rights movements You clamped on with your iron fists Drugs became conveniently Available for all the kids Following the rights movements You clamped on with your iron fists Drugs became conveniently Available for all the kids I buy my crack, my smack, my bitch Right here in Hollywood Nearly two million Americans are incarcerated In the prison system, prison system Prison 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 (For you and me to live in) Another prison system Another prison system Another prison system (For you and me) Minor drug offenders fill your prisons You don't even flinch All your taxes paying for your wars Against the new non-rich Minor drug offenders fill your prisons You don't even flinch All your taxes paying for your wars Against the new non-rich I buy my crack, my smack, my bitch Right here in Hollywood Approximately 60% of federal drug offenders are subject to mandatory minimum sentences 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) 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 policies show That treatment should be increased And law enforcement decreased While abolishing Mandatory minimum sentences All research and successful drug policies show That 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 About half of the inmates in federal prisons are serving time for non-violent drug offenses 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) 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