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Artist: Britney Spears
Canonical path: /britney-spears/criminal
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Criminal
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Criminal
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He is a hustler, he's no good at all
He is a loser, he's a bum-bum-bum-bum
He lies, he bluffs, he's unreliable
He is a sucker with a gun-gun-gun-gun
I know you told me I should stay away
I know you said he's just a dog astray-ay
He is a bad boy with a tainted heart
And even I know this ain't smart
But, mama, I'm in love with a criminal
And this type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Mama, please don't cry, I will be alright
All reason aside, I just can't deny, I love that guy
He is a villain by the devil's law
He is a killer just for fun-fun-fun-fun
That man's a snitch and unpredictable
He's got no conscious, he got none-none-none-none
Oh-oh I know
Should've let go, but no
'Cause he's a bad boy with a tainted heart
And even I know this ain't smart
But, mama, I'm in love with a criminal
And this type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Mama, please don't cry, I will be alright
All reason aside, I just can't deny, I love that guy
And he's got my name
Tattooed on his arm, his lucky charm
So I guess it's okay
He's with me
And we hear people talk (people talk)
Trying to make remarks, keep us apart
But I don't even hear
I don't care
'Cause, mama, I'm in love with a criminal
And this type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Mama, please don't cry, I will be alright
All reason aside, I just can't deny, I love that guy
Mama, I'm in love with a criminal
And this type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Mama, please don't cry, I will be alright
All reason aside, I just can't deny I love that guy
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