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Crime Pays Lyrics by The Freewheelers

Waitin’ For George

1996

From the minute you're born till the grave
They show you how to have what crime takes
They make you hunker down and slave like a slave
If you make no mistakes
Crime pays
Now you're the diplomat in tophat and rags
Tryin' to make a buck in the game
Lay down your dignity and unpack your bags
You needn't bring any shame
When crime pays
You're nothin' new in the sun
Go hide from everyone
Haunt the shadows draped in a cape
And learn how to rape
Oh, somehow you're gonna kick yourself to the top
Find out just how much weight you can gain
To have success you gotta lick every drop of blood from the slain
When crime pays
Can you believe what you've done
Made a fool out of everyone
You staged the greatest escape
It's all on videotape
Oh, you must've started out like cheap cherry wine
And ended up like well cut cocaine
Acquired on office high on Sunset and Vine
Beyond the clouds, above the rain
Where crime pays
Crime pays
Crime pays
These days crime pays
Say what?
Say what?
Say what?
Crime pays
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The Freewheelers

The Freewheelers

About “Crime Pays” by The Freewheelers

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"Crime Pays" appears on "Waitin’ For George" in 1996.

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