Dingo Jackson was a friend of mine
At the age of 17 he commited a crime
What did they do to him?
They locked him up in a terrible place
The prosecutor got a smile on his face
The seat is hot, ain't no mercy to expect in his case
I'm ready to make a confession
All my life I had to deal with aggression
Devastation as an act of expression
Ain't no glory for a boy like me
I am ready to make a confession
All my life I had to feed my obsession
Livin'easy, generating depression
No expectations for a boy like me
Mama said: "stay away from trouble!"
Ya Mama cries cause they gonna charge you double
Father said: "you are gonna slip away
Settle down, and think about the words I say!"
Mama said: "stay away from trouble!"
Ya Mama cries cause they gonna charge you double
Father said: "you are gonna slip away!"
That's ok, cause I ain't gonna be this way
Love for possession, contempt for the thief
It is the common ground in which u believe
Go on and point your plastic finger at me
And all them people tryin' to live their life free
Ladies and gentlemen just see for yourself
What's freedom worth without any wealth
Must understand the way the world is run
The crimes father is the hungers son
I'm ready to make a confession
All my life I had to deal with aggression
Devastation as an act of expression
Ain't no glory for a boy like me
I am ready to make a confession
All my life I had to feed my obsession
Livin'easy, generating depression
No expectations for a boy like me
Mama said: "stay away from trouble!"
Ya Mama cries cause they gonna charge you double
Father said: "you are gonna slip away
Settle down, and think about the words I say!"
Mama said: "stay away from trouble!"
Ya Mama cries cause they gonna charge you double
Father said: "you are gonna slip away!"
That's ok, cause I ain't gonna be this way
Brothers and sisters that you live after us
Don't hate us for trespassing against you
Our punishment shall not elude us
As it is a sacrifice for a deeper knowledge of ourselves
So do not ridicule us when they parade us to the scaffold
For it is ignorance and hubris
Behind your moral values that are blinding you
And do not condemn us in hindsight
As justice should be blind and without vengeance
For who has never been tempted
And is without sin may cast the first stone
Instead let our fate be a lesson to you all
May God have mercy on our souls