Lives of poison

Cold walls, steel doors, time moving slow

Said I did it, but the truth never got told

Wrong place, wrong night, wrong badge, wrong call

Judge banged the gavel, let my whole life fall

Orange jumpsuit, numbers where my name be

Mama crying in the back, that pain stayed with me

Cell got quiet, demons talking loud

Used to drown my mind, now I’m sober in the crowd

I was lost in the dope, tryna numb that ache

Every hit just another promise I break

Now I’m counting days clean, counting letters from home

Pictures of my kids taped up by the phone

I ain’t innocent in life, but that case was a lie

They saw my past, never looked in my eyes

I paid for mistakes I already outgrew

Still I stand ten toes, tryna change what I do

Late nights thinking ’bout the man I was

Early mornings praying I become enough

I quit the poison, let the real pain talk

Every step I take now, that’s a hard-earned walk

Drill beats banging but my soul real calm

I ain’t chasing no high, just the right to be a dad

I miss birthdays, hugs I ain’t feel

But my love for my family still solid, still real

System tried to break me, addiction tried too

But I’m stronger than the lies they assumed were true

If freedom ever comes, I’m a different man

Clean hands, clear mind, family my plan

Bars couldn’t cage what I changed inside

I found purpose sitting where hope goes to die

Wrongfully convicted, but I’m living right

I’ll come home redeemed, yeah, I’m ready for life