They set the rules And want me to break Take all my money Set me straight Then they confine me Make me check in Analyze my piss Ask me where I have been Send me to classes That say I've been bad Take some more money Prove to me, I've been had And they'll keep on trying To straighten me out And the more that they try More I doubt This system of corrections That they put me through Hasn't brought about change But this is nothing new They set the rules And want me to break Take all my money Set me straight Then they confine me Make me check in Analyze my piss Ask me where I have been Send me to classes That say I've been bad Take some more money Prove to me, I've been had And they'll keep on trying To straighten me out And the more that they try More I doubt System of corrections They put me through Hasn't brought about change But this is nothing new