Crime Stories Lyrics - Ll Cool J

{*Judge talking*} 

[Verse One] 

Twent-five years in the state penitentary 

Tried to pull off the biggest crime of the century 

Pulled out the ten-side nine milimeter 

Went out to rob, sticking up sweeter 

Never had a job you gonna work for ya 

Major escape but a basehead saw ya 

You got it under control, you rock and roll 

Crime is in your soul, you go on for the goal 

Comin' home late with your trigger finger aching 

Got in the beef for some buckwilds (?) they making 

Drivin' fast, I can lay in the lane 

Caught with a kilo, now explain! 

[Chorus (LL Cool J)] 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time (Crime Stories!) 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time 

Don't do it! 

[Verse Two] 

Uzi's, nines, forty-fives and Macks 

Cocaine on the brain, gold chains and jacks 

Hitman for hire, big contracts 

In fact he got macked cause the eye-contact 

Bought a .38 so now he's a wanna-be master 

Come on, baby, I eat steak and lobster 

I got a Mercedes-Benz, I be as double-(?) as your friends 

But what about the hidden camera lens? 

Cortex-style, but you're countin' that money 

Then the brothers who diss think they sooo funny 

They took yours - you thought you was nice 

But now pay the price - they put you on ice! 

[Chorus (LL Cool J)] 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time (Crime Stories!) 

{*Judge talking*} 

[Verse Three] 

Guilty! You get paid for crime 

I get paid to rhyme on time and in my mind 

I see I might have to find a even harder groove 

I got a smarter move 

No crime no time, now that's smooth 

Who wants to play a cell and waste time as well 

I'd much rather be L than in hell 

Cause I might never go and stick up sell 

And end up like them with dry pistol smell 

I'd much rather earn mines and get mines 

Make up stacks and cracks and write def rhymes 

He cuts so quick and I'm sharp as a knife 

I got sentenced to rock, 25 to life! 

[Chorus (LL Cool J)] 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time (Crime Stories!) 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time 

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time 

Don't do it! 

[Verse Four] 

Cut-throat killer, proud of the fact he kills 

He got in the beef, he said stand back to chill 

Pulled out the gun, the crowd started to run 

BOOM! (?) boy is done! 

Went around braggin', yeah boy I dit it, I admit it 

The description of the killer - I fit it 

If the cops wanna catch me, they better come with it 

I shot the bullet and homeboy bit it 

Like a (?), I put a pounder 

I'm fond o' kill or be killed, long as my pockets get rounder 

I'm on my own, I'm alone, and I roll for me 

Caught with a pistol -1-2-3