....in jail without the bail....in jail without the bail...in jail without the bailnnHandcuffed in the back of a bus forty of us nthe road it was rough plus nobody I could trustnheaded upstate no chance for escapenbarbed wire & guards in the guntower secured the gatenmy uncle's fate with life without parolenthank God I was blessed with a out-date nI can't wait but I got tonyou prolly wouldn't have did what I did to catch a bid, nbut I'm not younI got a crew still on the streetsnthey don't write me letters, take time to visit a brother or bother to send me cheddar nbut never did I sweat it, I know they got a life to live-nmy man J got a wife and kidnand these are the consequences my actions committednsome cats that I used to visit, now I live with nalong with squealers, killers, drug dealers, some rich brothas, crackheads, con-artists, child molesters, dick suckers; all types of individualsnsort of like the melting pot for criminalsnthe system is designed to stock the plentifulnthis old cat in the hood told me that nwith every bad situation comes some good, it's understoodnprison ain't good for my health nlooking in the mirror introducing me to myselfnI studied my thoughts, my ways, the routes I took nthough I read daily, it ain't all about the booksnit's all about the lessons you learn through yournexperience, applying it in a positive way, periodnall praise be to Allah nI used to scheme till he showed me the straight waynSeurat A Mustakeemnnow I'm on the V-I telling moms about Islam nshe called me a blasphemous fool, I stay calmnthe world wasnt ready for the changes I madenthey was waiting for the nigga I was in 12th gradeneveryday the same old thing I walk the yards nset up in the chow hall with Abdul Rahimncats waiting in the infirmiry line for their medicinenboarish Americans walk around with circle sevensnthe older heads playing horseshoes sometimes chessntripping when I first seen a faggot with breasts in the shower with a capngetting hit from the backnwhite dudes on basketball courts kicking hacky sacksncard games, ball games, face itneverybody time on their hands, most of it wastednanything to make the time fly as soon as possiblencats used to sleep all day, that's unacceptablenheads getting cracked over unpaid debts, either a shank or a lock in the side will do the trickncorrection officers; devils advocatenand when it's time to go home parole boards wasn't having itnlife was hell everyday the devils trying me but I paid my debt to societynand after 27 months of my life I'll tell you one thing....nI know why the caged bird singsnnin jail without the bail...in jail without the bail...in jail without the bail - I know why the caged bird sings...n
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