It feel like my hands, stay tied
Threw me and my man up in the van, a seven hour stand
(Uh huh, yeah)
And stack notes when we payin' the bail
(Uh huh)
Probable cause, probable cause
I'm in the rap game, and I got trapped the same way they did
You know these motherfuckers don't play kid
You know his next move, pull it over
You don't have to break no laws
I pulls over to the right-hand shoulder
'Cuz in fact, I got stopped two more times black
Probable cause, probable cause
You don't have to break no laws
Probable cause, probable cause
They say probable cause
These is man-made laws, selectively applied
They say probable cause
Probable cause, probable cause
Knowin' damn well a nigga's gonna stay in the jail
You don't have to break no laws
Probable cause, probable cause
They been on my back for years, fuckin' with my license
They say probable cause
They say probable cause
He turned swine, guess his ass'll learn when he burn
They just say probable cause
(Yeah)
The respect they deserve, as if they wasn't equal
You don't have to break no laws
You don't have to break no laws
Now they got me in the beast, sittin' right in his jaws
Look through the rearview, he got his hand on his holster
(Uh huh)
Probable cause, probable cause
Ridin' around watchin' them arouse the black man
(Uh)
They say probable cause
Jumped on the George Washington and Now Jeru' turnpike
(Yeah)
Probable cause, probable cause
Than the tail, but if the tail was smarter it would wag the dog
They say probable cause
A fee for me, to pay monthly
They say probable cause
You don't have to break no laws
(Uh huh)
Got my shit back, and that was that, but that wasn't that
(Yeah)
All they need is probable cause for me to fry
And the heart attack is a killer of black guys, I stay civilized
Miss Judge Lady in a courtroom can dictate
(Probable cause)
They say probable cause
I looked over, caught the shine from the rim of the Rover
(Say what)
Probable cause, probable cause
I said, "Vacation," handed him my registration
The time invested or the bond beyond the money
Probable cause, probable cause
Robocops with the crack, they'll never get props
(Word up)
They say probable cause
They say, "Protect and to serve" and never give the people
I had the Afghan, I just copped from the record shop
Now can we talk for a minute? 'Cuz we both made this child
About twenty to five, got a truck full of chicks
Probable cause, probable cause
New York State of Mind doesn't mind, murderin' my kind
Probable cause, probable cause
You know these cracker state troopers don't know rap stars
'Cuz every time I see the court, my blood pressure rise
Head feelin' right from a long-ass night
A little smoke caught me for a three day bid 'cuz it's
They'll hit you with arrears, bad enough to bring tears
Can we leave support alone, please take me offa that file
Now who's this nigga in the 4.6?
A court officer is near me, but I think he fear me, 'cuz it's
Probable cause, probable cause
They say probable cause
You don't have to break no laws
(Yeah yeah yeah)
(Yeah)
Probable cause, probable cause
(Uh huh)
Whoa, I see Jake, so I let off the gas
Even suggested, that I be arrested, they don't count
Probable cause, probable cause
(Yeah, yeah)
You don't have to break no laws
They say probable cause
They just say probable cause
They say probable cause
I can't wait 'til we bag the hogg
They say probable cause
You don't have to break no laws
Just leavin' the disco, me and my man from the Knicks
And every time I'm stopped by Dick I see the booking
You don't have to break no laws
They say probable cause
'Cuz New York state, and they child care rate
Maintain, sometime restrain myself
Seen my New York tags and he asked me my destination
Probable cause, probable cause
You don't have to break no laws
Up in Central Booking, yo, people looking knowing that
Think he got the right to follow me at night
You don't have to break no laws
You don't have to break no laws
You don't have to break no laws
(Yeah yeah yeah)
You don't have to break no laws
(True indeed God)
Now Guiliani wanna talk about the, "Quality of life"
With no probable cause, other than my skin is black like yours
I never expected to go to jail, I wish they'd all go to hell
You don't have to break no laws
It's all made for us to fail, the dog is smarter
From the black folks, lock us up while they crack jokes
(Uh huh, yeah)
(Word)
Oak Dog, later on because they live in the Bricks
They say probable cause
Took it up the block my usual spot, when I rolled the L
He asked me for license and my registration
(Uh)
Papers were straight so I didn't wet the situation
Probable cause, probable cause
We even got our own converting across the line
You don't have to break no laws
Yo, on October 22nd we wore black
Probable cause, probable cause
For all my niggaz Po-Po shot in the back
That making me violent in this wilderness land
Couldn't believe it when he took me in
(Uh huh)
I ain't do shit, jakes lock a nigga with a weed clip
He had this look, "How this black nigga get this car?"
So I was doin' fifty-five when I passed his ass
They just say probable cause
You don't have to break no laws
