PUBLIC ENEMY - HAZY SHADE OF CRIMINAL Lyrics

Reach uppity reach gotta reachPower to the people & the beatsSome people accuse some people of crimesSome people get away wit' losin' my rhymeThey don't like where I'm comin' fromSo dey play dumbDumb diggetty dumbb diggetty dumbBut I'm tellin' you what they doPlay a foolWhile the real thief cools in a poolHe who got the finger on the war buttonTalkin' loud ain't sayin' nuttinTV got 'em bigger than lifeAll he needs is a knifeWho's the criminal?To the blind def & dumbHard to see 'em comin'Don't be dumb diggety dumbPolitikin' writin' bad checksStill dey gettin' wreckGoin' fo' a nigga neckRollin' in a blue 'n' white gangReady to bang biggedy bangHangin' 'round da hangin' ropeNope n-o-p-eI ain't bendin' for the soapNever understood why the 'hoodHalf od who's in da jointNow dey got me losin' my pointGotta have it goin' onBorn criminal bornTake a piece of America backBut who had it firstHear the indian curseRobbed & stole so many so muchIt ain't funnyNow who got 'em face on moneyPolitician passin' a bill paid in fullC-note rockin' in a pocketHow they livin' makin' sure theyLockin' us up I got a feelin' I'm...When it come to somethin' we sayWhat dey don't like is a brother like meOn da mikeIn fact to the gritty ain't none of us wackNoriega had backJeffrey Dahmer enter the room without cuffsHow the hell do we set stuffedIn da back of a cellOn an isleAin't it wildWhat's a criminal?Only if I had one more time to kickThe rhythm that keep rippin' down the doorSo the real crominals get exposed behind the clothesDoors 'n' the suits that make 'n' break da lawLookin' for my own 'cause I had enuff bullI can't understand it must be crookedWay they planned itPolice supposed to keep the peaceBut I can't truss 'emSo I keep my pieceLoaded & cocked'Cause I don't miss the blockI'm talkin' about the ones who don't get chained to the rockWhile we go away for the neighborhood crimeNever liked what I saw in the lawIndiana tress hangin' us instead of leavesWe hangin' the ropeReal criminals...