Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)

They wouldn't let her

They wouldn't let her

They wouldn't let her, wouldn't let her go home

They wouldn't let her go home

They wouldn't let her go home

They wouldn't let her go home

And now there's no more home

She took on extra shifts, still couldn't pay the bail

No danger, no flight risk

But she would stay in jail

She was not convicted of anything

She was not convicted of anything

Won't you let her go home?

Won't you let her go home?

Won't you let her go home?

At home, she's got two kids

And grandma needs her care

Who'll pack the lunch and give meds if she's in jail, not there

They already took the only daddy that they ever had

Shot him, then put a gun near him that he never had

Wouldn't let him go home

Wouldn't let him go home

Wouldn't let him go home

Two months, the rent's past due, and grandma took a fall

The kids been missing school to see her at the hospital

When the teacher saw that they were not in school again today

She called CPS, and CPS took the kids away

Wouldn't let 'em go home

Wouldn't let 'em go home

Wouldn't let 'em go home

Inside the news hits hard

She's never been more alone

Can't afford a new phone card

Besides, nobody's home

Shame and isolation, economic deprivation

And there's no more home

And there's no more home

And there's no more home

Preliminary hearing's short

Only witness is the cop

He doesn't even show in court, and all the charges get dropped

What the fuck's the point of all the fucking hell you put her through

Took her whole world away and set her up to start round two

Wouldn't let her go home

Wouldn't let her go home

Wouldn't let her go home

And now there's no more home

They wouldn't let her

They wouldn't let her

They wouldn't let her, wouldn't let her go home

They wouldn't let her

They wouldn't let her

They wouldn't let her, wouldn't let her go home

Wouldn't let her go home

Wouldn't let her go home

Wouldn't let her go home

And now there's no more home