When
I grow up
I wanna be,
An inmate at the State Penitentiary
They'll call me names like offender - inmate, and sometimes just by a number.
All this to dehumanize me …
But it won't work!
Why???
Well, let me break it all down…
First
off, I won't have to worry about who's clothes cost more than mine!
We'll all be dressed the same, doing time!
I'll get three meals a day, and pay no rent.
And there'll be a thousand others getting picked on just like me.
I
won't have to think about making complicated decisions in life,
I'll just take orders all the time and do what I'm told.
This way, life will be easy.
I
mean, hey, why should I not want it this way?
Society expects me to fail anyway.
Plus "the Powers that Be" already had a plan for me,
And a million
others of my kind.
So
I just decided instead of proving "Them" wrong,
I'd want the life, they've designed for me.
Why should I fight against the stereo-type?
Just to prove I can be successful, educated, and have a positive influence
on the youth!?!
I
know I could accomplish that.
But - I'd rather do the "Easy Thing" and add to the statistics…
You know; young, uneducated, low-income, single-parent, home, and all that
other stuff.
Plus in prison I'll be around a lot of my "peers".
After
working hard everyday in the fields,
We'll all come back tired, and talk about "Old Times".
(Years later)
About
what freedom meant.
How we could go where we wanted - When we wanted!
Spend time with our family, friends, and of course our girl.
DAMN!! I really miss my girl,
Her hugs and kisses…
But no longer do I have that pleasure.
Recalling Old Times makes me wish I never came to prison.
MAN, what was I "Thinking" back then!?!?!
I
thought I'd take the easy route.
But now I see how "Hard" I have it now that I've grown up.
I realize "Now" that I wanna be FREE!