Prison - Intellectual

Mommy and Daddy had a lock and key

So she went over the wall, and she was finally free

She wants to know, "Why did the TV tell the lies it lied to me?"

It said, "I know, I know

I know you've earned your right to breathe

Don't give it up

That's why you have to leave

You know your number's up"

Emptied her pockets on an ugly road

Why did nothing grow when the seeds were sown?

And why did the water turn the soil into mud?

Big plans, fat chance

Small minds took it all away

And won't give it back

Now you have to stay

I-told-you-sos attack

Was it fate or dumb mistakes that made things like they are?

Ooh, and did she have a choice?

Ragged shoes on wet cement, she's talking to the king

Only the peasant hears her voice

It's just noise

And when she hides her eyes (when she hides her eyes)

She's sure that no one sees her

Standing by the garbage cans, finally alone

Or when she shuts her mouth (when she shuts her mouth)

She's sure that no one hears her

Screaming at all of those who say she can't go back to prison

Can't see his face, only yellow teeth

Chewing on his tongue, spitting easy money

Oh, what an ugly man, he thinks he's beautiful

What's next, who knows, who cares?

Is it an even trade?

Her time, his cash

Decisions being made while treasures turn to trash

And what is the value of a fine young mind

When you just can't see what you left behind?

And why did her parents lie?

They lied and lied and lied and lied

They said, "You'll see what's right, you'll see"

But you can only see what's wrong

From below what's right

Will she be there for long?

Not without a fight