San Quentin

<p>&quot;I was thinking about you guys yesterday. Now, I&#x27;ve been here three times before, and I think I understand a little bit of how you feel about some things. It&#x27;s none of my business how you feel about some other things, and I don&#x27;t give a damn about how you feel about some other things. But anyway, I tried to put myself in your place, and I believe this is how I would feel about San Quentin...&quot;<br/><br/>[Verse 1]<span><br/>San Quentin, you&#x27;ve been livin&#x27; hell to me<br/>You&#x27;ve hosted me since nineteen sixty three<br/>I&#x27;ve seen &#x27;em come and go and I&#x27;ve seen them die<span><br/>And long ago I stopped asking why<span><br/><br/>[Verse 2]<br/>San Quentin, I hate every inch of you<span><br/>You&#x27;ve cut me and have scarred me through and through<br/>And I&#x27;ll walk out a wiser weaker man<br/>Mister Congressman, you can&#x27;t understand<span><br/><br/>[Verse 3]<br/>San Quentin, what good do you think you do?<br/>Do you think I&#x27;ll be different when you&#x27;re through?<span><br/>You bent my heart and mind and you warp my soul<br/>And your stone walls turn my blood a little cold<span><br/>[Verse 4]<br/>San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell<br/>May your walls fall and may I live to tell<span><br/>May all the world forget you ever stood<br/>And may all the world regret you did no good<span><br/><br/>[Outro]<br/>San Quentin, you&#x27;ve been living hell to me<span><br/><br/>&quot;Thank you very much. One more time? Maybe before we do it, though, if any of the guards are still speaking to me, can I have a glass of water?&quot;<br/><br/>(laughter, applause)