When you’re locked up, they just see you as a number
Whether it’s your DOC or what you were sentenced to
Some will stay with you
And the rest get to up and running
Phone calls seem like you dialed long distance
When it continues to ring for minutes
Having to use your clothes to support your neck
Because your pillow was out of breath
Locked in the cell with a toilet for twenty-plus hours
And your cellie got to use the bathroom
Letting him know
Just make sure you put the sheet up
Waiting months for your package to come
Only to realize that it was never ordered to begin with
Chain bus came in and everyone waiting by the door
To see who they already know or if it’s anyone new
Have to make sure their paperwork is straight
Can’t just let anyone in the cell and share this bunk
During the holidays
You better plan ahead
Because people be on those phones
Trying to stay tapped in
Whether it’s shooting dice, politics, poker or basketball
I hope you really know what you’re doing
Because people who talk too much
Usually are the first to get exposed and put to the test
When you’re locked up
Ain’t no guns in here to save you
You have to be ready for whatever
Because you might just have to knuckle up