My brother went to prison   He's in kingston doin' time   He got seven years for sellin'   What I've been smokin' all my life   Time off for good behavior   But the boy don't feel too good   Locked behind those steel bars   I don't know if he should      Yeh a few years ago they called me   Back home to get a big award   They also called my brother   But they made him say "my lord"   They locked me up in a hall of fame   And threw away the keys   But when they put my brother away   It really did somethin' to me      Now I'm guilty as hell for sayin'   "boy you better go back home"   You know you'll get a fair shake there   We're running all alone   When he called me up from the border   With the mounties on his tail   I said go back to canada   We can raise the bail      Now I get these letters   From a cell with no tv   He says he's outside one hour   And inside twenty three   Time off for good behavior   But the boy don't feel too good   Locked behind those steel bars   I don't know if he should      Now I'm guilty as hell for sayin'   "boy you better go back home"   You know you'll get a fair shake there   We're running all alone   When he called me up from the border   With the mounties on his tail   I said go back to canada   We can raise the bail      My brother went to prison   He's in kingston doin' time   He got seven years for sellin'   What I've been smokin' all my life