[Intro]Free up my brothers one by oneThey need to be free (Oh yeah now)[Verse 1]Three meals a dayNo rent to payGot to no wife to obeyOnly the bosses gettin' paidSitting in a two by fourLookin' through an iron doorDown in hellI could never get used to that smell[Chorus]I'm talkin' about detention-detentionI'm talkin' about deten- (Yeah)I'm talkin' about detention-detentionI'm talkin' about deten-[Bridge]Believe me; (Oh-oh, believe me)Believe me, (Hm-hm, it's true)Believe me[Refrain]I said, three meals a dayGot no rent to payGot to no wife to obeyOnly the bosses gettin' paidSitting in a two by fourLookin' through an iron doorDown in hell, I saidI could never get used to the smell (No)[Chorus]I'm talkin' about detention-detentionI'm talkin' about deten- (Yeah)I'm talkin' about detention-detentionI'm talkin' about deten- (Na-na-na)[Refrain]Got to believe me, (oh-oh-oh, it's true)Detention, detention (Woah yeah)Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Woah yeah)[Verse 3]The wrong remains the sameAnd the righteous gets the blameThe wrong remains the sameJah people gets the blameEvery time, everyday, everywhere they goJah people-Jah people, gets the blameEvery time, everywhere they go[Outro]Got to overcome the judgement and tribulation (Oh yeah)
