This is life in this world
Some things go right
Some things go wrong
It’s just how the world can be
People just wanna be free

The verdict came in and 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 its time to rock”
Never hear him speak this way

I grabbed the keys and hit the road
It’s all a flash but who would know
How the 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

My friend gets into the car
With bags filled to the top with loads of cash
And 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

I start to freak and scream so loud
Just like the females in the crowd
That’s when he gets in my head

You could 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
Don’t charge me for the crime
Wrong place, wrong time
Don’t charge me for the crime

Siren sound and my heart was pounding
I looked at my man as cops surround him
A teen 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

Throws me out of the car
You know me well
I’m not going to jail
I’m not paying your bail
Believe me when I say
They 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

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