So You've Decided To Set Me Free

I've Paid My Debt To Society

Fresh Out Of Jail Trying To Make A New Start

On The Street With A Bitter Heart

But My Past Keeps On Haunting Me

There Ain't No Chance For A Man With My History



Once A Thief

Always A Suspect

Once A Liar

Never Be Believed

Will They Ever Forget That

I Was Once A Thief?



I Was Out In The Cold

I Was Soaked To The Skin

I Needed A Home

And Your Heart Took Me In

Then I Heard All The Lies

And I Lost My Belief

You Threw Away My Hope

And You Called Me A Thief



So You've Decided To Set Me Free

I'm Out Of Jail But You've Still Got The Key

There Was A Time When I Thought You Respected Me

But Somehow You Always Suspected Me



Once A Thief

Always A Suspect

Once A Liar

Never Be Believed

Will They Ever Forget That

I Was Once A Thief?



Instead Of Offering Me Charity,

You Should've Tried To Put Some Faith In Me

Instead Of Making Me A Better Man,

You Kept Reminding Me Of What I Am



Instead Of Offering Me Charity,

You Should've Tried To Put Some Faith In Me

How Many Years Must A Criminal Pay?

Until He's Old And His Hair Turns To Gray

You Smile At Me

But I Know Underneath

You're Thinking

Once A Thief Always A Suspect.



Once A Thief

Always A Suspect

Once A Liar

Never Be Believed

Will They Ever Forget That

I Was Once A Thief?