Penitentiary Lyrics - The Clarence Greenwood Recordings - Citizen Cope

Well, I'm waiting on the day 

When the people walk free to see 

When the penitentiary is on fire 

When there's no need to bleed 

For your mother or your brother 

Or the one that comes before you, whoa 

Well, I'm waiting on a time 

When people walk free to see 

From the penitentiary in our mind 

When there's no need to bleed 

For your father, or your son 

Or the one that you've become, whoa 

When the penitentiary is on fire 

When the penitentiary is on fire 

I'm waiting on the day 

When the people walk free to see 

The penitentiary is on fire 

There's no need to bleed 

For your father, or your son 

Or the one that you've become and 

Well, I'm waiting on a time 

When people walk free to see 

From the penitentiary in our mind 

When there's no need to bleed 

For your mother or your brother 

Or the one that comes before you, yeah 

When the penitentiary is on fire 

When the penitentiary is on fire 

Yeah, when the penitentiary is on fire 

Ho, the penitentiary is on fire