As I collected bands
I unknowingly had an agency of fans
Tracking and taking snapshots of me
Filling their lives full of glee
Why does our government watch our demise
Their pockets are filled by stealing our lives
They could have intervened and sent me to rehab
Instead they waited
Then suited up to grab
Ten years they gave
But forever their slave
Keep your head up they say
Another day locked away
Reading books to pass the time
No funding available to reprogram the mind
Keep your head up they say
Another day locked away
Locked in a cell for 23 hours
Let out for 1 hour to shower
I’m sober now and ask myself how
They watched me throw my life away
Keep your head up they say
Another day locked away
Staying strong with my daughter to thank
She filled my heart with her love tank
The scars they left will never fade
Most days I am still afraid
The PTSD is here to stay
Keep your head up they say
For even after our release is yet
Another day locked away.

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