Prison Song

They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison Following the rights movements, you clamped down with your iron fists Drugs became conveniently available for all the kids Following the rights movements, you clamped down 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 of the U.S They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison They're tryna 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 our taxes paying for your wars against the new non-rich Minor drug offenders fill your prisons, you don't even flinch All our taxes paying for your wars against 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 system has doubled since 1985 They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison They're tryna 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, you and I, you and I, you and I They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison for you and me Oh, baby, you and me All research and successful drug policy Shows that treatment should be increased And law enforcement decreased While abolishing mandatory minimum sentences All research and successful drug policy Shows 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 Drug money is used to rig elections and train brutal Corporate-sponsored dictators around the world They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison They're tryna 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, you and I, you and I, you and me They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison They're tryna build a prison for you and me Oh, baby, you and me