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D: xx0232
C: x32010

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Jacob Green got busted for possession
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next morning early he appeared in court
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But he was sent to jail to wait
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to be trialed at some later date
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Next morning early, there came a sad report
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At the jail they took away his clothes to shame him
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and to make sure Jacob Green had no pride left
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They cut of all his hair
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Today they found him hanging there
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afraid to face the day he killed himself

[Chorus]
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It happened yesterday, and if you turn your head away
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Somewhere in some dirty hole that scene will be rerun
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Not only Jacob Green, but many more you've never seen
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It could be someone that you love gets done
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like Jacob Green got done
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It could be someone that you love gets done
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like Jacob Green got done

[Verse 2]
Jacobs father hired a team of lawyers
inspections and long inquiries were held
The sheriff then retired
and the papers said two guards were fired
They put a brand new coat of paint on Jacob's cell
But like a tomb that looks so white and shiny
inside you'll find corruption never seen
And somewhere out there tonight
In a dirty cell without a light
There will be locked up another Jacob Green