Claimin' I'm A Criminal Lyrics - Singles - Brand Nubian

7 in the mornin', they kickin' down my momma's door 

Now tell me what is this motherfuckin' drama for? 

Can a nigga get rest after rest without the stress? 

Then they put the Glock to my chest 

Best think 'fore I twitch or I'm popped 

Off to the clink with this bitch ass cop 

They gotta nigga locked like the dread on my head, jack 

And if I try to fight back, well then I'm dead, black 

I got the right to an attorney and to stay silent 

They got the right to try to burn me if I play violent 

I know the game so I just roll with the procedure 

Illegal search and seizure, somethin' that they're doin' at their leisure 

Down at the station, interrogation is takin' place 

Overcrowded jails but for me they're makin' space 

Tell the devil to his face he can suck my dick 

It's the whole black race that they're fuckin' with 

Come to find my crime was lettin' brothers know the time 

Only the devil is stoppin' me from eatin' swine 

And plus my prior record sealed my fate 

One for all and in God we trust got me sent upstate 

But still I won't bite my tongue 

I just write tight shit to incite the young, to fight the one 

Who keeps them on a level that's minimum 

That's the number one reason 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

I was frustrated, I can't do no more push-ups 

Niggas be swole up, locked down 'cos of a hold-up 

"The devil made me do it", is what I say 

Got some bad news on my one phone call the other day 

I love the kids and I teach 'em to love their father 

I'll get you some kicks and try to send some flicks 

But it's over, baby, yes it's over 

Ain't much you can do when you're holdin' a phone 

A million inmates but ya still alone 

You're not cryin' but inside ya dyin' 

You might cry in the night when ya safe and outta sight 

Damn I miss my peeps and the rides in the jeeps 

And my, casual freedom, where's my crew when I need 'em? 

A visit ain't the same like being in the game 

But I'll take it, at least with that I'll make it 

The beast is a bitch and I see it 

I do the knowledge to 'em, so next time I can do 'em 

Yo X, I gotta lock it now but write me real soon 

I know that you're a busy man, give me a minute 

You can never know the penal 'til you been locked the fuck up in it 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

They claimin', I'm a criminal 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time 

(They claimin', I'm a criminal) 

This time and day 

Ooh, gotta run for time