[Verse 1]
Alamance County jail house back in 2015
In a place where the biggest crooks get off scot-free
A hard workin' momma went weak in the knees
40,000 cash bail, an outlandish decree
[Verse 2]
The escorting officer, startled as well
Said, "Dear magistrate, pardon! But that's an awfully high bail"
He said, “I meant what I said! She pays up or gets jailed!”
And such was the harsh fate of Dreama Caldwell
[Verse 3]
Dreama managed a daycare until one summer’s day
When another employee made a tragic mistake
A child was left on the schoolbus, a close call but still grave
Though Drеama wasn’t at fault, she was destined to pay
[Verse 4]
Whеn they issued a warrant, she went and turned herself in
And fell prey to a venomous magistrate’s whim
Her kinfolk knew of a bondsman, they found a way to post bail
She went home in exchange for a mountain of debt
[Chorus]
But that’s how Dreama wound up here
Fearless leaders persevere
[Verse 5]
Sheriff Johnson wants Mayberry, thinks Andy Griffith is real
Another twisted old man with cold-hearted ideals
His prison’s raking in millions stealing bonds from the poor
He takes great pleasure exacting what they cannot afford
[Verse 6]
Dreama was counseled to take a plea deal
Which meant three woeful nights locked in concrete and steel
Where she stared a sick system point blank in the eye
And vowed come hell or high water, one day she’d watch it die
[Chorus]
And that’s how Dreama wound up here
Fearless leaders persevere
Fight on Dreama, through the years
Sent to lead and help us heal
[Verse 7]
After serving her sentence, life was never the same
With a criminal record tethered tight to her name
O’er the death growl of Dixie, amidst a brutal firestorm
Dreama Caldwell has risen, and she’s demanding reform
[Chorus]
Fight on Dreama, through the years
Sent to lead and help us heal
Alamance County jail house back in 2015
In a place where the biggest crooks get off scot-free
A hard workin' momma went weak in the knees
40,000 cash bail, an outlandish decree
[Verse 2]
The escorting officer, startled as well
Said, "Dear magistrate, pardon! But that's an awfully high bail"
He said, “I meant what I said! She pays up or gets jailed!”
And such was the harsh fate of Dreama Caldwell
[Verse 3]
Dreama managed a daycare until one summer’s day
When another employee made a tragic mistake
A child was left on the schoolbus, a close call but still grave
Though Drеama wasn’t at fault, she was destined to pay
[Verse 4]
Whеn they issued a warrant, she went and turned herself in
And fell prey to a venomous magistrate’s whim
Her kinfolk knew of a bondsman, they found a way to post bail
She went home in exchange for a mountain of debt
[Chorus]
But that’s how Dreama wound up here
Fearless leaders persevere
[Verse 5]
Sheriff Johnson wants Mayberry, thinks Andy Griffith is real
Another twisted old man with cold-hearted ideals
His prison’s raking in millions stealing bonds from the poor
He takes great pleasure exacting what they cannot afford
[Verse 6]
Dreama was counseled to take a plea deal
Which meant three woeful nights locked in concrete and steel
Where she stared a sick system point blank in the eye
And vowed come hell or high water, one day she’d watch it die
[Chorus]
And that’s how Dreama wound up here
Fearless leaders persevere
Fight on Dreama, through the years
Sent to lead and help us heal
[Verse 7]
After serving her sentence, life was never the same
With a criminal record tethered tight to her name
O’er the death growl of Dixie, amidst a brutal firestorm
Dreama Caldwell has risen, and she’s demanding reform
[Chorus]
Fight on Dreama, through the years
Sent to lead and help us heal
( Joe Troop )
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