They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison

Following the rights movements you clamped on with your iron fists
Drugs became conveniently available for all the kids
Following the rights movements you clamped on with your iron fists
Drugs became conveniently available for all the kids

I buy my crack, I smack my bitch, right here in hollywood
(Nearly 2 million americans are incarcerated in the prison system, prison system of the U.S.)

They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
For you and me to live in
Another prison system
Another prison system
Another prison system
For you and me

Minor drug offenders fill the prisons
You don't even flinch
All our taxes paying for the wars against the new-non-rich
Minor drug offenders fill the prisons
You don't even flinch
All our taxes paying for the wars against the new-non-rich

I buy my crack, I smack my bitch, right here in hollywood
(The percentage of americans in the prison system, prison system has doubled since 1985)

They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
For you and me to live in
Another prison system
Another prison system
Another prison system
For you and me

For you and me
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
For you and me
Oh baby you and me

War research and successful drug policies shows that treatment should be increased
And law enforcement decreased while obolishing mandatory minimum sentences
War research and successful drug policies shows that treatment should be increased
And law enforcement decreased while obolishing mandatory minimum sentences

Utilizing drugs to pay for secret wars around the world
Drugs are now your global policy, now you police the globes

I buy my crack, I smack my bitch, right here in hollywood
(Drug money is used to rig elections and train brutal corporate sponsored dictators around the world)

They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
For you and me to live in
Another prison system
Another prison system
Another prison system
For you and me
For you and me

They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
They're trying to build a prison
For you and me
Oh baby you and me