Wes was just a boy back then
His dad was rough, and his mom drank gin
He fled his home so he could stray
To start the life for which he prayed
As he grew older, he made good grades
And he played ball for Kansas State
But he grew tired of running dry
And he got shut down for getting high
Oh, dear God
Look what they've done
They locked him up like he had a gun
Look for a laugh
We're just having fun
One boy lost when he should've won
Took the fall for nothing at all
A crime so small, a price overdone
Oh, dear God
Look what they've done
They locked him up like he had a gun
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And so it went, Wes shipped away
Like a beast into a cage
He likes to run, no hope to fly
They squashed him down if he would try
He called a friend, he hoped he could
Still hear her voice from where he stood
The phone cut off by a machine
That sounded strange and words so mean
Oh, dear God
Look what they've done
They locked him up like he had a gun
Look for a laugh
We're just having fun
One boy lost when he should've won
Took the fall for nothing at all
A crime so small, a price overdone
Oh, dear God
Look what they've done
They locked him up like he had a gun
♪
Wes was just a boy back then
His dad was rough, and his mom drank gin
He fled his home so he could stray
To start the life for which he prayed
Oh, dear God
Look what they've done
They locked him up like he had a gun
Look for a laugh
We're just having fun
One boy lost when he should've won
Took the fall for nothing at all
A crime so small, a price overdone
Oh, dear God
Look what they've done
They locked him up like he had a gun