when lies serve as substitution a new twist on an old solution no cause no choice they took your freedom away the new rights gotta keep you guessing a quick close with a signed confession no rights this fight is how you re gonna pay a child s tear froma broken heart another family s ripped apart and the streets are empty down in uniontown just don t let them catch you out at night nobody gets to have it all the lucky ones only take the fall it s a game and they picked your name and now you ve been had you re just a player in a house of cards pleading guilty to a lesser charge you re no good to anyone when you re doing time it s hard enough to stay alive eighteen to twenty five another town s locked into a slow decay with all it s young men they re locked away