Jacob Green got busted for possession   Next morning early he appeared in court   But he was sent to jail to wait to be trialed at some later date   Next morning early, there came a sad report      At the jail they took away his clothes to shame him   And to make sure Jacob Green had no pride left   They cut of all his hair today they found him hanging there   Afraid to face the day he killed himself      It happened yesterday and if you turn your head away   Somewhere in some dirty hole the scene will be rerun   Not only Jacob Green, but many more you've never seen      It could be someone that you love gets done   Like Jacob Green got done   It could be someone that you love gets done   Like Jacob Green got done      Jacob's father hired a team of lawyers   Inspections and long inquiries were held   The sheriff then retired and the papers said two guards were fired   They put a brand new coat of paint on Jacob's cell      But like a tomb that looks so white and shiny   Inside you'll find corruption never seen   And somewhere out there tonight in a dirty cell without a light   There will be locked up another Jacob Green      It happened yesterday and if you turn your head away   Somewhere in some dirty hole the scene will be rerun   Not only Jacob Green, but many more you've never seen      It could be someone that you love gets done   Like Jacob Green got done   It could be someone that you love gets done   Like Jacob Green got done