Emptying out my pocket's things
Wonderin' why the caged bird sings
Charged with the same dang crime
Sentenced for the third dang time

I'm not innocent
I never said I was
But my lawyer doesn't have a tongue
Like Jesse Jackson does

But here inside this prison cell
I keep remembering
My parole officer
Was the purtiest thing

And I still know your number by heart
Even though you no longer play a part
Well I don't know if it's love or if I'm smart
But I still know your number by heart

Dreaming of the hours we spent
Sure beats breaking up cement
We were introduced by fate
Sort of like a first blind date

Our secret rendezvous
Set free this heart of mine
But I know that you'd follow me
Across the county line

And I've seen how drugs and alcohol
Can get your dander up
I'd pee in any cup

And I still know your number by heart
Even though you no longer play a part
Well I don't know if it's love or if I'm smart
But I still know your number by heart

I saw a statue of a lady
And justice was her name
And I knew the balance that she held
Would some day tip my way

Some poet said that love's blind, too
But I could see its plan
'Cause that little job I pulled last year
Some day made me your man

I dream of breaking out
Your pull is so intense
The hounds of love
Keep barking through the fence

But I know in three to five
I'll need you even more
I pray my file
Comes knocking at your door

And I still know your number by heart
Even though you no longer play a part
Well I don't know if it's love or if I'm smart
But I still know your number by heart