Jailbird

[Verse 1]
His father lived out on the road
And his mother was hardly ever home
With five kids to raise, she tried to be brave
Worked her fingers to the bone

[Verse 2]
But I guess it was never enough
To be poor, you've got to be tough
But he wanted more, couldn't stand bein' poor
All his mother could give him was love

[Verse 3]
He started off his life of crime
When he reached the age of nine
He took candy from babies
And some from old ladies
He'd cheat and he would lie

[Verse 4]
No matter how much he got caught
Oh, his spree could never be stopped
It was in his blood it was somethin' he loved
And he knew one day it would pay off

[Verse 5]
But then when he turned eighteen
Oh, everything had changed
They sent him to jail and no one could pay bail
And his mother was so ashamed

[Verse 6]
The judge got sick of lookin' at him
So he sent him away to the pen
While servin' his time learned a lot about crime
And he made so many new friends

[Verse 7]
He spent most of his life lookin' up at the stars
Through windows that had bars
But he's got no regrets
At least not yet cause he's still holdin' his best cards

[Verse 8]
He had a mean, mean streak
As mean as a rattlesnake
He'd torment his brother, my sister, my mother
And made my grandma scream