I know it's hard to believe but part of me was scared to leave
  They were so concerned with what I deserved
  They never thought about what I'd need
  And I know my friends from high school
  Are dropping my name because they think it's so cool
  That I'm caught in a cage match run by the state
  With middle-aged men whispering softly about rape
  Where does this leave me, where should I go
  Trapped with worse evils than I've ever known
  Think of what you had seen when you were 16
  Then think of me
  Now I'm just a guy who's got half his time to go
  If good behavior means a two-year show
  Other cons are talking about me now, they call me the kid
  And the judge who sent me up made a good impression
  For the next election
  But what the media won't say is even with my freedom
  I still wouldn't be old enough to vote against him
  Some nights all I could do was sit and cry
  Is this what they want or do they want me to die?
  If that's the case, spark up the chair, tape up my face
  Kill me right here, because I can't take this living in fear
  And what I'm getting out of this has never made itself clear
  As a free man I've had to fight what it taught me
  Paranoia and constant bigotry
  A mind-set designed and provided just to hold me down
  Where respect came only through intimidation
  So I'm always expecting a confrontation
  Aparrently this is what they call rehabilitation