One day a friend took me aside
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And said I have to leave you
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For buying something from a friend
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They say I've done wrong
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For protecting the name of a man
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They say I'll have to leave you,
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So now I'm bidding you farewell
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For much too long.
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And here's a song to sing,
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For every man inside,
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If he can hear you sing
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It's an open door.
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There's not a rich man there,
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Who couldn't pay his way
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And buy the freedom that's a high price
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For the poor.
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Kids in Texas
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Smoking grass,
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Ten year sentence
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Comes to pass
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Misdemeanor
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In Ann Arbor,
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Ask the judges
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Why?
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Another friend said to her kids
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I'm gonna have to leave you
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For selling something to the man
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I guess I did wrong
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And although I did the best I could
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I'm gonna have to leave you
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So now I'm kissing you farewell
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For much too long.
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And here's a song to sing,
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For every man inside
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If he can hear you sing
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It's an open door.
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There's not a rich man there
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Who couldn't pay his way
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And buy the freedom that's a high price
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For the poor.
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Prison Song
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Graham Nash |