Prison Song

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