Somebody told me about it 有人告诉我这件事

When I was still a little boy 当我还是一个小男孩

He said to me, crime does not pay 他对我说，犯罪划不来

He said to me, education is the key, yeah 他对我说，教育是关键，是

As a little boy I thought I knew 作为一个小男孩，我想我知道

What I was doing, yeah man 我在做什么，是男人

But today here I am in jail 但是今天我在这里坐牢

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

I'm a prisoner [x3] 我是一个囚犯[ X3 ]

   

I looked all around me 我看着我周围

But to see nothing 但要看到什么

But four grey walls staring at me 但4灰墙盯着我

The policeman said to me, son 警察对我说，儿子

They won't build no schools anymore 他们不会建造任何学校了

All they'll build will be prison, prison [x3] 所有这些将构建将是监狱，监狱[ X3 ]

'Cause today, yeah “今天的原因，是

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

I am a prisoner [x3] 我是一个囚犯[ X3 ]

Dear lord 亲爱的主

   

I asked the policeman and said 我问警察，说

How much must I pay for my freedom? 多少钱，我必须支付我的自由吗？

He said to me, son 他对我说，儿子

They won't build no schools anymore 他们不会建造任何学校了

They won't build no hospitals [x2] 他们不会建造任何医院[X2]

All they'll build will be prison, prison [x4] 所有这些将构建将是监狱，监狱[ X4 ]

   

[Chorus: till fade] [合唱：直到淡出]

I am a prisoner [x3] 我是一个囚犯[ X3 ]