It's a Crime Where I Come From

Lyrics

I know when I'm slipping
I feel when I fall
oh, and I never meant to be a tragic event
to be such a cause for alarm
and I promise you, mother
I promise you, friends
we are still gonna win, and I will never give in
'til I know that I've earned my amends
but you know

it's a crime where I come from
it's a crime where I come from
it's a crime where I come from, and I'm still trying to shake it
it's a crime where I come from to outlive what you can't outrun
its' a crime where I come from to simply place yourself in the sun
it's a crime where I come from

I'm not a man of means
just the means to an end
and I'll know the end when I see it
until then I believe and pretend
and I know when I'm slipping
I feel when I fall
and believe me, I'll leave whatever I might receive
if I just can't make it up to you all
but you know

it's a crime where I come from, and I'm still trying to shake it
it's a crime where I come from to forgive your mistakes and run
its' a crime where I come from, you can't just place yourself in the sun
it's a crime where I come from
you know, or you don't