Ooh, gotta run for time
Tell the devil to his face he can suck my dick
Ooh, gotta run for time
They claimin', I'm a criminal
This time and day
Down at the station, interrogation is takin' place
But I'll take it, at least with that I'll make it
You're not cryin' but inside ya dyin'
I know the game so I just roll with the procedure
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
They claimin', I'm a criminal
I was frustrated, I can't do no more push-ups
I'll get you some kicks and try to send some flicks
This time and day
Come to find my crime was lettin' brothers know the time
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
Ain't much you can do when you're holdin' a phone
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
They claimin', I'm a criminal
This time and day
Ooh, gotta run for time
Illegal search and seizure, somethin' that they're doin' at their leisure
And my, casual freedom, where's my crew when I need 'em?
This time and day
This time and day
But it's over, baby, yes it's over
Yo X, I gotta lock it now but write me real soon
They claimin', I'm a criminal
I love the kids and I teach 'em to love their father
Ooh, gotta run for time
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
I do the knowledge to 'em, so next time I can do 'em
This time and day
This time and day
This time and day
Ooh, gotta run for time
They claimin', I'm a criminal
You can never know the penal 'til you been locked the fuck up in it
A million inmates but ya still alone
Ooh, gotta run for time
Best think 'fore I twitch or I'm popped
You might cry in the night when ya safe and outta sight
Ooh, gotta run for time
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
Overcrowded jails but for me they're makin' space
Damn I miss my peeps and the rides in the jeeps
Who keeps them on a level that's minimum
Then they put the Glock to my chest
It's the whole black race that they're fuckin' with
I just write tight shit to incite the young, to fight the one
They claimin', I'm a criminal
"The devil made me do it", is what I say
This time and day
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
Can a nigga get rest after rest without the stress?
This time and day
Only the devil is stoppin' me from eatin' swine
Niggas be swole up, locked down 'cos of a hold-up
Off to the clink with this bitch ass cop
I know that you're a busy man, give me a minute
That's the number one reason
Ooh, gotta run for time
A visit ain't the same like being in the game
One for all and in God we trust got me sent upstate
Got some bad news on my one phone call the other day
This time and day
I got the right to an attorney and to stay silent
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
Ooh, gotta run for time
They claimin', I'm a criminal
They gotta nigga locked like the dread on my head, jack
But still I won't bite my tongue
And plus my prior record sealed my fate
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
They claimin', I'm a criminal
The beast is a bitch and I see it
And if I try to fight back, well then I'm dead, black
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
This time and day
They claimin', I'm a criminal
They claimin', I'm a criminal
Ooh, gotta run for time
They got the right to try to burn me if I play violent
They claimin', I'm a criminal
(They claimin', I'm a criminal)
They claimin', I'm a criminal
Ooh, gotta run for time
