Don't Charge Me For The Crime (feat. Common)

This is life in this world

Some things go right

Some things go wrong

This is how the world can be

But we just wanna be free, yeah

The verdict came in and said I was guilty

I looked at the judge and said, America built me

Tried to get rich, but they labeled me filthy

Only God can touch me, feel me

Friend calls me at nine o-clock

Says get the car it's time to rock

Never hear him speak this way

Grabbed the keys and hit the road

It's all a flash, but who would know

How this story will un-fold

Don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time

Don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time

Don't charge me for the crime

Friend gets into the car

With bags filled to the top with loads of cash

Throws his pistol on the dash

Says I'm sorry for the crime

That I've involved you in this time

You're the only friend I've got

So don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time

Don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time

Don't charge me for the crime

Start to freak and scream loud

Just like the females in the crowd

Thats when he gets in my head

You can live just like a king

With everything you've ever needed

All the dreams of every man

Don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time

Don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time

Don't charge me for the crime

Sirens sound and my heart was pounding

I look at my man while cops surround him

Teams on the scene with no objective

The American dream can be so deceptive

now I see the flashing light

There goes my future and my life

Now I've gotta do what's right

I stop the car and throw the keys

Out of the window, sets me free

I throw the pistol in the back

So I'm out of the car

Say so you know me well

I'm going to jail

I'm not planning on it

Even when I say

Won't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time

Don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time

Don't charge me for the crime