I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings lyrics

In jail, without the bail, in jail

[Chorus over Intro Speaking]
You know what I`m saying, you got these wack emcees out here, you
know what I`m saying, they do three days in the county, you know what
I`m saying, and come home and write a rhyme about doin` bids, you know
what I`m saying, shankin`, shankin` people, doin` time, they don`t know
nothing `bout time. Man, I got people locked down, you know what I`m saying

[One Man Army]
Yo its handcuffed, in the back of the bus, forty of us
The road it was rough, plus nobody I could trust (trust)
Headed upstate, no chance for escape
Barbed wire and guards and the gun tower secured the gate
My uncle`s fate, was life without parole
Thank God I was blessed with an out date
I can`t wait, but I got to
You probably wouldn`t have did what I did to catch a bid, but I`m not you
I got a crew still on the street, they don`t write me letters
No time to visit a brotha, or bother to send me cheddar
Never did I sweat it, I know they got a life to live
My man J, had a wife and kids
And these are the consequences, my actions committed
Some cats that I used to visit, now I live with
Along with swillas, killas, drug dealas, some rich brothas
Crackheads, con artists, child molesters, dick suckers
All types of individuals
Sorta like a melting pot for criminals.
The system is designed to stock the plentiful
This old cat from the hood
Told me, `Out of every bad situation comes some good`
Its understood
Prison ain`t good for my health
Lookin` in the mirror, introducing me to myself
I studied my thoughts, my ways, the routes I took
Yo, I read daily, it ain`t all about the books
Its all about the le