A lyric that probably would not be written today because nobody would dare!
We hear both sides of the story....the young man who doesn't think he did anything wrong during a sexual encounter with a girl after a party....Clearly the girl reported him for rape or sexual assault and he was found guilty.
His family are told it will be OK, if he toes the line in prison he will be fine when they release him. The girl's family are told something different, that effectively the system never let's someone who commits sexual offenses go truly free.
And after he comes out, he finds that is the case...the shadow of the conviction haunts him for the rest of his life.
It's not made clear whether he is guilty, the song is more about how a serious conviction - especially for sexual assault - can stay with you for decades.
A lyric that probably would not be written today because nobody would dare!
We hear both sides of the story....the young man who doesn't think he did anything wrong during a sexual encounter with a girl after a party....Clearly the girl reported him for rape or sexual assault and he was found guilty.
His family are told it will be OK, if he toes the line in prison he will be fine when they release him. The girl's family are told something different, that effectively the system never let's someone who commits sexual offenses go truly free.
And after he comes out, he finds that is the case...the shadow of the conviction haunts him for the rest of his life.
It's not made clear whether he is guilty, the song is more about how a serious conviction - especially for sexual assault - can stay with you for decades.