Weekender

I went down to the county jail and turned myself in
Spendin' all my weekends here, far from my good-timin' friends
Things just went from bad to worse, but I don't know when
The only thing I know for sure is that I ain't goin' back again
They took me down to cell block B after strippin' off my clothes
Put me in a monkey suit and threw me in the throes
Like a rat in a maze, a cow in a herd, or a sparrow with a broken wing
Now I know the reason why the caged bird has to sing
'Cause I'm just a weekender
In the Davidson County Jail
And my old man, he ain't got the cash
To even go my bail
Shoulda listened to my mama and quit my life of sin
Before I went backslidin' again
This bed is hard and the room is cold and my cellmate's got a cough
She takes her meds and sleeps all day, got six more weeks 'til she's off
She said she beat her boyfriend up while high on crack cocaine
Now she sits and watches her young life go down the drain
'Cause she's just a weekender
In the Davidson County Jail
Her old man ain't got the cash
To even go her bail
Shoulda listened to her mama and quit her life of sin
Before she went backslidin' again
And off into some other room, they tried to make me eat
Red-eyed gravy, cardboard bread, and somethin' that looked like meat
One tough girl from cell block C picked a fight with the man at the desk
Mighty soon was sent back to her room and I bet you know the rest
'Cause we're all just weekenders
In the Davidson County Jail
My old man ain't got the cash
To even call my bail
Shoulda listened to the good Lord
Maybe quit my life of sin
Before I went backslidin' again
Before I went backslidin' again