FOUR COUNTS OF LARCENY
YOU KNOW WE’VE STOLEN EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED
THE WAY WE WEAR OUR HAIR, THE WAY WE HIT THE SNARE
AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
A FEW MOVING VIOLATIONS
ALRIGHT, IT WAS G.T.A.
BUT WE DON’T ALWAYS DRIVE IT AS FAST AS WE CAN
JUST CRUISING DOWN THE WRONG ONE WAY
AND IF YOU WANNA GO OUT
YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO
JUST LOOK OUT FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE
THEY MIGHT BE COMING AFTER YOU…
AND YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME:
IT’S THE CRIME OF THE SCENE
ONE CHARGE OF DISTURBING THE PEACE
(THAT ONE WAS NEVER PLANNED)
AND THE DISORDERLY CONDUCT? THAT WAS JUST DUMB LUCK
ASK ANY OF THE OTHER BOYS IN THE BAND AND
ALL THE CHARGES OF BRIBING OFFICIALS
THE BIGGEST ONES WE COULD FACE
BUT IF YOU WANNA GET PLAYED ON THE RADIO WAVES
MOVE OVER, PAYOLA, AND GIVE ‘EM A TASTE
BUT IF YOU WANNA GO OUT
YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO
JUST LOOK OUT FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE
THEY MIGHT BE COMING AFTER YOU…
AND YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME:
IT’S THE CRIME OF THE SCENE
YOU GOT CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
I NEED A WITNESS… ALL YOU GOT IS
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
I NEED A WITNESS…
credits
from Year of the Snake,
released April 17, 2020
S. ALLEN AND D. FELDMAN
CONTRABAND PUBLISHING CO. (BMI)
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