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Jailhouse life, penitentiary it no nice (no way)
Correction center, no one leave nor enter
Due to opposition from all politicians
I stand accused for treason & suspicion
I’ve been sentenced, thrown inna prison
Been locked down for no real reason.....
But dis yah one come penitentiary style
Idler’s rest straight to your chest
Fighting oppression for one & all
Inna penitentiary behind four gray walls
Babylon you lock Rastaman inna cell
Babylon you done, gonna burn in hell
Babylon you know, you know darn well
Free up Rastaman & open up the cell
I’ve been accused now for things I didn’t do
One fine day, Jah will see I through
Cause jailhouse life, penitentiary it no nice
Correction center, no one leave nor enter
Can't keep i behind those prison walls
I’m gonna chant & chant till they all fall
Freedom for one is freedom for all
Break down all barriers & penitentiary walls
Due to opposition from all politicians
I stand accused for treason & suspicion
Oh yeah! Oh life nuh nice! No way! Hey now!
Penitentiary life! Oh now!
But dis yah one yah come from penitentiary style
From idler's rest straight to your chest
I’m fighting oppression for one & all
Inna penitentiary-behind four gray walls
Babylon you know you're done
Babylon you soon won't have no more fun
Penitentiary life, well it nuh nice! No way!
Jailhouse life, no not for I & I, no way!
Correction center, no one leave nor enter (for real)
Jailhouse life, penitentiary life it nuh nice, oh no!
Jailhouse & penitentiary life, well that nuh nice!
Oh no! oh no no no oh!
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Guive "Behind Bars"
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Come take a look, come take a look...
Behind bars of society
There is a reflection of humanity
where poverty is always guilty
I wonder why we still put people in those jails
when most of them have only went off the rails
how many captive souls
are dangerous criminal?
eventhough they're all
treated worse than animals
Behind bars of society
There is a reflection of humanity
where poverty is always guilty
disregarding to their age
they can put children inna concrete cage
they drop them in a world of outrage
oh what a fertile ground to grow the rage
what kind of rehabilitation
can we expect from a school of crime
how can you put yourself in question
when you are left in the dirt and grime
Behind bars of society
There is a reflection of humanity
where poverty is always guilty
Look how this system fail
we lock up our problems
in higher scale
the troubles still remain
Look to the prison cell
now can you face the shame
in this human fell
the devil hold the chains
this justice from the iron age
still use detention as a main solution
it's time to write a righteous page
where prison will be just an exception
you cannot fight criminality
if you don't give back people's dignity
with social justice and equity
real education for majority
Behind bars of society
There is a reflection of humanity
where poverty is always guilty
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