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Free Behind Bars

from Champagne Jacket by Jack Lewis

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lyrics

You just turned 18
Someone called out the police there’s a breach of the peace on the street
You refused to go home

They knew you by name
It’s the seventeenth fight since July with your on and off guy
But he’s in on the game

You tell them you hit him
You know how this works
They’ll take you in for the night
So it don’t get worse

Where there’s no visitors at night
There’s no secrets from the cameras
They’ll hold your hand with stainless steel
And take you home
You’ll be calm in the car
Cos you’re free behind bars

Your mum was 18
When she knew she was having a girl the whole world was her fault
But it was too late by then

In a one bedroom flat
That she couldn’t afford if she thought she should get a divorce
From your sleepwalking step-dad

He knows you’ll never tell her, there’s be nothing worse
There’s one way to lock your door, you know how this works
Where there’s no visitors at night
There’s no secrets from the cameras
They’ll hold your hand with stainless steel
And take you home
You’ll be calm in the car
Cos you’re free behind bars

credits

from Champagne Jacket, released August 6, 2025
Vocals: Jack Lewis and Amelia Allan
Additional guitar: Marco Troiano
Bass: Amy Stonehouse
Drums: Samson Yap
Guitar, piano and songwriting by Jack Lewis
Produced and mixed by Alex O'Gorman
Mastered by Adam Dempsey
Artwork by Samson Yap

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Jack Lewis Melbourne, Australia

UK born, Naarm based Jack Lewis. A light heart, a deep soul and a big sound. His songs explore diverse perspectives: the arrested teenager, the “other” woman; and the cynical pebble.

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