You got the lawyers
And establishment
You got the proof
You got public opinionAnd it's all the truth
You got first rate witnesses
Straight from the scene
So the only person guilty in this court is meYou got forensic evidence
That never lies
You got someone who says
I'm guilty by my eyesYou got lie detectors
That you never use
But I'm the only person here
Who knows the truthBut you never here my voice
Never listen when I talk
Made your mind up in advance
And I'm going to take that walkYou based your case on circumstance
That's all it was and ever will be
And I never stood a chance
The old boys network's stronger than meMy friends and relations
Never gave up hope
That one day you'd listen
And admit you're wrongBut the old school system
Turns another blind eye
And I'm so unimportant
That I might as well dieAnd you never here my voice
Never listen when I shout
You put me in here long ago
And I'm never getting outYou based your case on circumstance
That's all it was and ever will be
And I never stood a chance
The old boys network's stronger than meYou based your case on circumstance
That's all it was and ever will be
And I never stood a chance
The old boys network's stronger than meNow the truth has been unearthed
And opinion moves my way
You can't hold me in this prison cell
Not even for another dayAnd you have to hear my voice
Have to listen when I scream
Yet I wonder how you sleep
But if you do, I hope you dreamAnd you have to hear my voice
Have to listen when I scream
Yet I wonder how you sleep
But if you do, I hope you dreamYou based your case on circumstance
That's all it was and ever will be
And I never stood a chance
The old boys network's stronger than meYou based your case on circumstance
That's all it was and ever will be
And I never stood a chance
The old boys network's stronger than me