Criminal

Album: Femme Fatale (2011)
Charted: 55
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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
    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 the 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 conscience, he got none, none, none, none
    All 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 I hear 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 the 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 the guy Writer/s: Johan Karl Schuster, Max Martin, Tiffany Amber
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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