Prison Song 歌詞

One day a friend took me aside And said I have to leave you For buying something from a friend They say I've done wrong For protecting the name of a man They say I'll have to leave you So now I'm bidding you farewell For much too long And here's a song to sing For every man inside If he can hear you sing It's an open door There's not a rich man there Who couldn't pay his way And buy the freedom that's a high price For the poor Kids in Texas Smoking grass Ten year sentence Comes to pass Misdemeanor In Ann Arbor Ask the judges Why? One day a friend said to her kids I'm gonna have to leave you For selling something to the man I guess I did wrong And although I did the best I could I'm gonna have to leave you So now I'm kissing you farewell For much too long And here's a song to sing For every man inside If he can hear you sing It's an open door There's not a rich man there Who couldn't pay his way And buy the freedom that's a high price For the poor