Black Heat Lyrics

Held down, passed around, came up without a future, never had a choice...
Learned to read, by writing on the walls
No second chance, after the first "crime," caught in the machine from the start
Never did anything at all
Try... as we might... but we won't
Just forget / Locked away
This time / Nothing's changed
Accept / He's never coming back
Can't forget / Locked away
This time / Nothing's changed
Except / He's never coming back

Prison time blurred the years, until the new gold standard became a cigarette...
Came to find, the same treatment every time
Never hurt a man, they put him down in the street, but its not the kind of thing we can just forget...
It plays over again and over again
Try.... as we might... but we won't
Just forget / Locked away
This time / Nothing's changed
Accept / He's never coming back
Can't forget / Locked away
This time / Nothing's changed
Except / He's never coming back
Try... as we might... but we won't
Understand the position they put him in

Don't forget / Locked away
This time / Nothing's changed
Accept / He's never coming back
Can't forget / Locked away
This time / Nothing's changed
Except / He's never coming back