People go bad, and they're sent off to prison
Locked up on the other side
House of Correction - for public protection
By jury of peers they are tried
Justice we're told, and though some might believe it,
Sometimes it's a hollow song..
Often they're freed from the house of correction
And locked in the world of the wrong

Places and programs to aid the misguided
Social rehab the goal
Houses called half-way seem free, but a price paid
Sometimes bankrupts the soul
Often the helpers are really the hurters
With evil intent all along..
And though they're freed from the house of correction
They're locked in the world of the wrong

Coming from a living hell,
Many a release can be tragic

The world turns a deaf ear, ignoring the voices
For help, and shifting the blame
Mindless to needs and the distress of others,
Who burden and shoulder the shame
The signals they're sending, ears will ignore it
Till it grows, and gets louder and strong
So many freed from the house of correction
And locked in the world of the wrong

People are freed from the house of correction
And locked in the world of the wrong