True Crimes

A mother's son is dead A father has lost his best friend A brother's in debt now for life till his end For a crime that he did not commit And daughters are taught to be wives And when sons all grow up they'll provide And she'll bite her tongue Blow by blow, run girl run But she lays next to him once he's done It's a true crime That you really believe your own lies It's a true crime and Lord knows ain't right That I'm doing the time Ahhhh Ahhhh Ahhhh And it's a true crime How everyone's cheating It's true crime How they steal what is free In the end they all lie With excuses for crimes they commit Out of anger and greed And it's a true crime How everyone's fighting For money, for power, for more It's a fact of the times Better run for your life 'Fore they grab you up and Make you go numb It's a true crime That you really believe your own lies It's a true crime and Lord knows ain't right That I'm doing the time Dressed in scarlet Her grace is high-ranking Draped in crimson It's an opera she'll sing Dark red wine stains the tiles As sleep falls on wide eyes Cast with moon beaming pools That time fades It's a true crime That you really believe your own lies It's a true crime and Lord knows ain't right That I'm doing the time It's a true crime That you really believe your own lies It's a true crime and Lord knows ain't right That I'm doing the time Ahhhh Ahhhh