Life is a prison.
And you're trapped in it.
You've got a life sentence.
So you haven't got much spirit.

You know you're stuck.
And there's no way out.
But for some reason,
You can't sit about.

You try to fix this mess.
This mess of a life.
But you know you can't.
Not even with a knife.

So you look out the bars.
Plea with the guards.
You beg and beg
You play all your cards.

You know it won't work.
They'll never let you go.
But you try and try.
To see the rainbow.

In the middle of the night,
You try to escape.
Through the metal bars.
But it wasn't part of fate.

You're an oldie now,
After years of trying.
You haven't got long to go.
And it leaves you crying.

But life's a prison.
And you've been trapped in it.
You had a life sentence.
And you've served your bit.