Can't get no sleep on the courthouse steps Can't get no sleep on the courthouse steps Can't get no sleep on the courthouse steps I can't get no sleep tonight The people walking by say it's such a mess The people walking by say it's such a mess The people walking by say it's such a mess On the courthouse steps tonight The people walking by won't look me in the eye The people walking by won't look me in the eye The people walking by won't look me in the eye They're staring at their shoes tonight They cross the street when they see me They cross the street when they see me They cross the street when they see me They cross the street when they see me on the courthouse steps tonight You're not like me I disagree We could be one and the same So don't you judge me If you can't see My face or hear my name Can't get no help from the policeman Can't get no help from the policeman Can't get no help from the policeman He says I'm taking you in tonight Don't you know that it's a crime Don't you know that you'll do time Don't you know that it's a crime To have no where to go Ain't no justice at the Justice Center Ain't no justice at the Justice Center Ain't no justice at the Justice Center If you're trying to stay warm Can't get no sleep in the jailhouse bed Can't get no sleep in the jailhouse bed Can't get no sleep in the jailhouse bed Cause it's too crowded tonight You're not like me I disagree We could be one and the same So don't you judge me If you can't see My face or hear my name Can't get no sleep on the church steps God's not home till Sunday Morning