Lyrics
They took my baby, to Holloway jail,
They arrested my significant other and took her to Holloway jail.
They took my baby, down Holloway jail,
Emphasizing the arrest and transport to Holloway jail.
She was a lady, when she went in,
She was a respectable woman before the incident.
Now she's in jail, and it's giving me hell.
Now she's incarcerated, causing distress in my life.
She was succeeding in the city,
She was succeeding in the city, showing promise.
She was just beginning to excel,
Her potential was just starting to be realized.
Then a spiv named Frankie Simes
A person named Frankie Simes, likely with a dubious character.
Led her to a life of crime,
Frankie led her into a life of crime.
And led her on the downward trail.
He guided her down a destructive path.
Frankie came home late from work one evening,
Frankie returned home late; authorities were pursuing him.
The C.l.D. were hot on his trail,
The Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D.) was after him.
Frankie promised everything,
Frankie made promises but betrayed her by turning her in.
And then he went and turned her in,
She took the blame for him.
She went and took the rap for him,
She accepted responsibility and is now in prison.
Now she's impaled in Holloway jail.
Currently confined in Holloway jail due to Frankie's betrayal.
They took my baby, down Holloway jail,
Reiterating the arrest and transport to Holloway jail.
They took my baby, to Holloway jail,
Emphasizing the situation of taking her to Holloway jail.
There ain't no pity, there ain't no bail,
No sympathy or chance for release, expressing a difficult situation.
And she assures me that it's living hell.
She confirms that life in jail is a severe hardship.
She was young and ever so pretty,
Originally young and attractive, now looking aged and pale.
Now she looks so old and pale,
The impact of imprisonment has visibly aged her.
She never sees the day,
Her life is confined; she doesn't experience normal daily activities.
She wastes her life away,
Her existence is wasted away within the prison cell.
Sitting in that prison cell.
Describing the dreary life within the prison walls.
They took my baby to Holloway jail,
Reiterating the fact that she is in Holloway jail.
They took my baby, down Holloway jail,
Emphasizing the transport to Holloway jail.
She was a lady when she went in,
Recalling her previous status as a lady before imprisonment.
Now she's in jail, and it's giving me hell.
Reiterating the distress caused by her incarceration.
She's impaled, in Holloway jail.
Symbolically expressing her being trapped and suffering in Holloway jail.
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