Featuring heavy d
[tyrese]
Iand've got a criminal mind
Ohhh oh oh
[heavy]
Cand'mon what what what what uh uh
1 these days i wonder if crime pays
Blinded by criminal minded ways
Smokinand' on ya hay
(turn it up) uh huh
These days cats be pushinand' me places i ainand't supposed to be
Money got a hold of me controlinand' me
[nichole and audrey]
2 iand've got a criminal mind
I canand't help it
Iand'm on my way
To pick up the pieces
Itand's the only way i see myself gettinand' to the other side
Thatand's why iand've got a criminal mind
[tyrese]
City lights, diamond sky
What a beautiful thing, to be alive
Everything, is all that i desire
Paperand's in my hand, a chance to leap higher
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[tyrese]
Everywhere but felt your lifeand's standing still
You want so much more than the world has to give
I canand't see myself workinand' every day
Makinand' no money, barely getting paid
I should probably regret
All that iand've done, in the past
But as i turn the pages of my life
I see you ride up again
[heavy]
Yand'all still donand't hear me?
Okay, check this out, yo
Itand's the d i
Itand's the d i
Itand's the d i g g y, d a double d y
He be fly, all day
With a p i, g e, okay
Police got a freeze on my diamonds
Did 2 years in the pen, iand'm back again
And this time, i got to win
Iand'm a theif by nature, steal your love
Iand'm a crook with a hook and a plan for thugs, uh-huh
Yand'all donand't hear me, huh?
Yand'all donand't hear me, huh?
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Iand'mma tell yand'all somethinand'
Yand'all gonand' still question my capabilities?
Are you stupid?
You sucka
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[heavy] (outro)
Yand'all donand't see me
How we get down, ya know what iand'm sayin?
Whateverand's necessary, we gonand' be and'bout it
Cuz we and'bout it, for real (they know we and'bout it though)
(man, tell and'em how you do it)
Listen man, i got to get what i get any way i can get it
Man, yand'all hear me?
(i know thatand's right)
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