By: Cedric McClester

Listen young man
Take the advice of an old fool
Who at a tender age
Dropped out of high school
Wound up in prison
And that wasn’t cool
So learn from my mistakes
Be an exception to that rule

Any one can hang out
With the wrong crowd
But is that where you want to be
For crying out loud
Wouldn’t you rather see
Your parents being proud
Than you being carted off to jail
Underneath a cloud

For some of your buddies
Jail is a finishing school
Cos’ they made the wrong choices
Now they’re the system’s tool
And so my sage advice is
Don’t jump into that pool
Stand up on dry land
Be an exception to that rule

Your story doesn’t have to end
With multiple regrets
No you must do the right thing
Because the mind forgets
Many of its trespasses
As it continues to place bad bets
So get out while you can
While you still have assets













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