prison walls

I'm trying to sleep
inside these prison walls
but the past won't let me be
I might be fine
except that I'm
the owner of these memories
my spirit rises above it all
but, man, it's a long hard fall
when you're trying to fall asleep
inside these prison walls

there is no hope
inside these prison walls
but I am still alive
every day's the same
I need no name
my brain tells only lies
a shot's the only rest I get
I pay with food and cigarettes
I only need to fall asleep
inside these prison walls

          Lord Jesus please save me
          I'm sorry I have betrayed thee

it's another day
inside these prison walls
but it might as well be night
my darkest soul
is beyond control
and all my wrongs are right
all I really need, it seems,
is the escape path of dreams
man, I need to fall asleep
inside these prison walls