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I’m two months out of prison and I haven’t got a job.
\nI spend my daytimes looking for a place that I can rob.
\nMy father often warned me I would meet a tragic end.
\nBut I paid him no heed, alas. Now no man is my friend.
\nMy years in jail conditioned me to live by evil means.
\nIn stir, yes, sir, it’s black and white. There are no in betweens.
\nFor those who knew me once, I think you’d recognize me still.
\nBut now my eyes are cold and my first instinct is to kill.
\nAn ex-con has ten ways to lose for every chance to win.
\nI’m livin’ at the corner of cruel memory and sin.
\nAnd if I’m seen outside your door, it’s best to hide your kin.
\nIf I knock twice, take my advice and do not let me in.<\/p>\n

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