Prison Song (Live)

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?

Another 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