"Prison" lyrics

Mommy and daddy had a lock and key
So she went over the wall and she was finally free
She wants to know "why did the TV tell those lies? It lied to me?"
I said "I know, I know, I know
You've earned your right to breathe
Don't give it up
That's why you have to leave
You know your number is up"

Emptied her pockets on an ugly road
Why did nothing grow when the seeds were sown?
And why did the water turn the soil into mud?
Big plans, fat chance, small winds
They took it all away
And won't give it back
"And now you have to stay"
I-told-you-so's-attack

Was it fate or dumb mistakes that made things like they are?
And did she have a choice
Ragged shoes on wet cement, she's talking to the king
Only the peasant hears her voice
It's just noise

And when she hides her eyes
She's sure that no one sees her standing by the garbage cans finally alone
And when she shuts her mouth
She's sure that no one hears her screaming at all of those
Who say she can't go back... to prison

Can't see his face, only yellow teeth
Chewing on his tongue, splitting easy money
Oh, what an ugly man, he thinks he's beautiful
What's next? Who knows? Who cares?
Is it an even trade, her time, his cash?
Decisions being made while treasures turn to trash

And what is the value of a fine young mind
When you just can't see what you left behind?
And why did her parents lie?
They lied and lied and lied and lied!
I said "You'll see what's right, you'll see"
But you can only see what's wrong
From below what's right
Will she be there for long?
Not without a fight

And when she hides her eyes
She's sure that no one sees her standing by the garbage cans finally alone
And when she shuts her mouth
She's sure that no one hears her screaming at all of those
Who say she can't go back... to prison

When she hides her eyes
When she hides her eyes
She's in prison