Gothenburg Penitentiary
Gothenburg Penitentiary, the hardest of the hardest/
The concrete jungle, where everyone is heartless/
Gothenburg Penitentiary, the show now mercy/
So, you gotta learn to swim in murky waters/
Gothenburg Penitentiary, my heart just sunk/
The next fifteen years of my life I'll be sleeping on a bunk/
With a celly who's a mess and a cell that smells of funk/
The only thing that's on my mind is I won't be nobody's punk/
So, I walked through the gates, with my head held high/
And heart of a lion, with fire in my eyes/
Ready for war, and whatever comes with it/
I can see it in their eyes, these dudes are restless/
So, I'm making shivs, ready to leave somebody chestless/
Stressed and depressed, I'm not trying to hear a thing/
Kill or be killed, somebody leaving in a sling/
Or in a body bag and it won't be me/
So, I'm alert at all times, ten toes, two feet/
Not trusting anybody, sleep with one eye open/
I can't worry about my time, it's nothing but do it/
And this mask on my face won't work for long, I have to prove it/
The next person test me, will need a first responder/
My shiv on the ready, it's nothing to ponder/
I'm in my cell practicing my draw when I'm alone/
It's some dudes in here with life who never going home/
I'm not bigger than most but I can hold my own/
Small in stature, my heart full blown/
Fighting everyday, toe to toe, blow for blow/
Trying to prove a point, to anybody's who's a foe/
I know how it goes, and I won't show no weakness/
Thinking about my life and I can only reminisce/
This can only make or break me, only the strong survive/
In Gothenburg, it's do or die/
I'm built to last, and I stick to the code/
But now I'm on this journey walking a lonely road/
For a crime I never done/
Abandoned by everyone on the outside/
Copyright © Michael Fulkerson | Year Posted 2024
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