Your first night in jail you’re only a kid
Feels like you failed you probably did
Still being tested the stakes somehow higher
Personal questions to see who's a liar
You might want to gamble you might want to bluff
Set an example something that’s tough
If you can you should be yourself
To stand up for
First you feel scared but what nobody tells you
Doesn’t take long before bored overwhelms you
Pinochle pruno and petty conspiracies
Light up that pinner with triple A batteries
Then you gotta fight someone who calls you a bitch
The dogs that you run with will want their revenge
If you can you should be yourself
To stand up for
You win some you lose some it's never so simple
Lives are destroyed on a physical impulse
Don't be a rat and don't spread a rumor
Bravest are they with the best sense of humor
Someone who laughs as the rest of them curse
For the first shall be last and the last shall be first
If you can you should be yourself
To stand up for