Suede Radio - Lock Me Up (feat. Ryan Finch) Lyrics

I met a man on the subway
He asked me for a dime
I said, "I can't spare no money
But I can spare some time"
He said, "I used to have it good, boy
Had almost everything."
"But then they took it all away
Because the gambling sting."

"You know I never stole from no one
I never cheated no man
But they still put those cuffs on my hands."

So lock me up, if you think it's a crime
I don't mind serving some time
Nobody was hurt, nobody was crying
Lock me up, til the day that I die

It's getting hard to save money
And I'm starting to age
Paying debts to the villains
With an honest man's wage
They came another mouth to feed
It wasn't something I had planned
Wanted to give her everything
So I supplied that demand

You know I never stole from no one
I never cheated no man
But they still put those cuffs on my hands

So lock me up, if you think it's a crime
I don't mind serving some time
Nobody was hurt, nobody was crying
Lock me up, til the day that I die

City Hall, went to speak my mind
About the angle of the voting line
Mayor raised his voice, and I raised mine
He landed a punch right between my eyes
Please tell me, how could it be?
That I'm to blame for his knocked out teeth
Guess being a man ain't how it's supposed to be
Defending yourself against authority

So lock me up, if you think it's a crime
I don't mind serving some time
Nobody was hurt, nobody was crying
Lock me up, til the day that I die