This is life in this world
Some things go right
Some things go wrong
This is how the world can be
But we just wanna be free


The verdict came and it said I was guilty
I looked at the judge "hey, America built me"
Tried to get rich, but they labeled me filthy
Only God can judge me, touch me, feel me

A friend calls me at nine o-clock
Says get the car it's time to rock
Never heard him speak this way

(Let's go man)

Grabbed the keys and hit the road
It's all a flash but who would know
How this story would unfold
Don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time
Don't charge me for the crime
Wrong place, wrong time
Don't charge me for the crime

Friend gets in the car
With bags filled to the top with loads of cash
Throws his pistol on the dash

Says "I'm sorry for the crime
That I've involved you in this time
You're the only friend I've got"
So don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time
Don't charge me for the crime
Wrong place, wrong time
Don't charge me for the crime

Start to freak and scream so loud
Just like the females in the crowd
That's when he gets in my head

(Come on man, you've gotta do this)

You can live just like a king
With everything you'd ever need
All the dreams of every man
Don't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time
Dont charge me for the crime
Wrong place, wrong time
Dont charge me for the crime

Sirens sound and my heart was pounding
I look at my man as cops surround him
A team on the scene with no objective
The American dream can be so deceptive

Now I see the flashing light
There goes my future and my life
Now I've gotta do what's right

I stop the car and throw the keys
Out of the window sets me free
I throw the pistol in the back

So I'm out of the car
Say you know me well
I'm not going to jail
I'm not paying your bail
But even when I say
Won't charge me for the crime

Wrong place, wrong time
Don't charge me for the crime
Wrong place, wrong time
Don't charge me for the crime