Wake up in the county jail wonderin' how the hell you got there
Can't remember the night before or
Holdin' cell is full of renegades, gangbangers and petty thieves
You find yourself thinking this is the worst it can get
Then a big fat biker dude asks if you want to try some of this
As he unzips his pants and pulls out his to take a piss
Three guys huddled together in a corner trying hard not to look scared
College kids from Torrey Pines or La Jolla busted buying crystal or a chippie on the street
As the warder opens the door to shove another fool into the tank
No one says a word when the door slams shut
Except the big fat biker dude who whistles and says "you got a cute butt."
A sailor paced the floor waiting for the Shore Patrol to come pick him up
The cholo from Barrio Logan Cholo's sits opposite the one from National City
Both of them know not to get into here as
A old man sleeping on the floor curled up in a yellow puddle
A black man in a business suit sits at the end of the bench staring at the floor and muttering to himself
While another brother sits with his back to the wall and sings quietly under his breath
For most everyone there this is their first experience with jail
And each and everyone of them just want to get it over with, either be released or at least post bail.
*John Duffy was the Sheriff of San Diego County for a thirty year span, from 1971 until 1991
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