Handcuffs

See, I was in handcuffs, no one stood by my side
No one to help me prove my charge was a lie
While some prosecutor screams I’m a terrible guy
That I’m guilty and I deserve 25 to life
See, I lost my temper and the cop lost his cool
A whole can of pepper spray, man, making me look like a fool
And he started stomping as I was gasping for air
Already on the ground, man, I don’t know
That fight don’t seem fair
But with my pain came rage, alight so bright I feel blind
So I reach with my hands and a rock is what I do find
He stops for a moment, I gather my strength
Just enough to swing quickly
And put the rock right through his face
And that’s how it happened, how he met his fate
And how my left eye got burned out by the pepper spray
Some called me a monster, things got super intense
But I don’t think I did nothing wrong
Your Honor, I claim self-defense
First, they talked to his cop friends, and then they talked to his wife
They all said the same thing, he never hurt nothing or no one
In his whole life
They made it seem pretty obvious that I was the one to blame
Even my public defender didn’t have all that much to say
The jury comes back in, trying to look them all in the eyes
Trying to make them feel like taking another life
It don’t make taking the first one right
And I hope that they realize, I hope they truly understand
Just how sorry I am, things got so out of hand
(Wooh!)