Born into this world
Can't escape from it
Serve your sentence
Doors open automatically
Can't stay even if you want to
Rules and regulations abound
Perfection & Performance rewarded
Mistakes & Lapses punished
Report card for every deed
The man upstairs will read
No parole offered
Leaving early not an option
Sentence gives experience
Learnt many a lesson
Lasting this lifetime
Years of sentence
Only known to the
Keys to the gates
They open and you know
Time has been served
For what crime are you here
If you know the answer
You ll stay clear forever
Serial offender comes back
Till he seeks the reason
For this repetitive affair
Purpose of sentence
Learn from the experience
Become one with the jury
Life sentence called birth
The parole is death