Prisoner Lyrics - Lucky Dube

Somebody told me about it 

When I was still a little boy 

He said to me, crime does not pay 

He said to me, education is the key, yeah 

As a little boy I thought I know 

What I was doing, yeah, man 

But today, here I am in jail 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I looked all around me 

But to see nothing 

But four gray walls staring at me 

The policeman said to me, Son 

They won' t build no schools anymore 

All they' ll build will be prison, prison 

All they' ll build will be prison, prison 

All they' ll build will be prison, prison 

'Cos today, yeah 

I am a prisoner 

I am a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner, dear Lord 

I asked the policeman and said 

How much must I pay for my freedom? 

He said to me, Son 

They won' t build no schools anymore 

They won' t build no hospitals 

They won' t build no hospitals 

All they' ll build will be prison, prison 

All they' ll build will be prison, prison 

All they' ll build will be prison, prison 

All they' ll build will be prison, prison 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

I'm a prisoner 

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