Graham Nash - Prison Song lyrics

One day a friend took me aside and said I have to leave you for buying something from a friend they say I've done wrong for protecting the name of a man they say I'll have to leave you, so now I'm bidding you farewell for much too long. And here's a song to sing, for every man inside, if he can hear you sing it's an open door. There's not a rich man there, who couldn't pay his way and buy the freedom that's a high price for the poor. Kids in Texas smoking gra**, ten year sentence comes to pa** Misdemeanor in Ann Arbor, ask the judges Why? Another friend said to her kids I'm gonna have to leave you for selling something to the man I guess I did wrong and although I did the best I could I'm gonna have to leave you so now I'm kissing you farewell for much too long. And here's a song to sing, for every man inside if he can hear you sing it's an open door. There's not a rich man there who couldn't pay his way and buy the freedom that's a high price for the poor.