Passport to the Prisoner's Song

Lyrics

[INTRO] I walked in the shadows of a broken street, The city whispered secrets, the night incomplete. [VERSE 1] You said you were the only one to call, When the world turned black, you promised to stand tall. I held your hand, shared your weight, I kept the beat, But the system’s fingers slipped through, cold and discreet. [CHORUS] Sold me to the system over a passport, why? You became my cosigner to break a jail’s cry. Now I’m back behind bars, the same old line, You sold me for your freedom, left me to decline. [VERSE 2] In a country I’ve never known, they read my name, They judge the wrong words, a sentence is the same. I stood by you when you fell from grace, But you turned your back when you had the ace. [CHORUS] Sold me to the system over a passport, why? You became my cosigner to break a jail’s cry. Now I’m back behind bars, the same old line, You sold me for your freedom, left me to decline. [BRIDGE] The bail bondsman smiles, the world is in a spin, You grab your papers, while I face the sin. Eighteen years of silence, the clock ticks slow, I wonder if you’ve seen the pain we both know. [CHORUS] Sold me to the system over a passport, why? You became my cosigner to break a jail’s cry. Now I’m back behind bars, the same old line, You sold me for your freedom, left me to decline. [OUTRO] When you’re gone, the city’s lights flicker dim, I’ll keep your memory, though it’s a prison hymn.