Inside nine walls, Forty feet tall
I sense a criminal element inside us all
Regardless of uniform, race, or creed
The human heart is filled with a Jesus need

Walkin' the block like you're the cock of the walk
But you're 24 and 5 times in
Life on upper H it's just another cage
A system feeding on the souls of men
Another 3 months and you're out and about
Ironically on good behavior
You still got no fear for the law no doubt
And you still ain't found the Savior

Recidivism
Such a sanitized dirty word
In and out of prison
It ain't no glamour, I don't care what you've heard

The heart of man, a deceitful wretch
I know I can't be lookin' down on you
I find the same laws at work in the heart of this jerk
And in a flash I can be fallin' too
Who saves me from this body of death?
The Lamb who cleanses all the earth
It's a slippery slope, but by God there's hope
The blood of Christ is where I find my worth

Recidivism
Such a sanitized dirty word
In and out of prison
It ain't no glamour, I don't care what you've heard

Recidivism
The soul of man is such a hopeless case
Recidivism
'Til we repent and start to seek God's face