Don't Do The Crime lyrics

UB40

Don`t do the crime, 
If you can`t do the time 
It`s said that it just don`t pay. 
But what good`s working hard 
When all they give you is your cards 
And you know there`s not much you can say. 

So you take what they give 
You`ve no money to live 
And your family don`t understand. 
After all these years 
They will end up in tears 
With a mountain of bills in their hands. 


(Chorus) 

Now your lesson is learned 
There`s nowhere to turn 
And it`s no use pleading for help. 
When you`re left on the heap 
When you`re left on the heap 
There is nothing to keep you 
From going and helping yourself 
From going and helping yourself. 


The dilemma you`ve found 
Is you`re morally bound 
Now your morally bound 
Now your moral code needs a review 
So what do you care 
You know life isn`t fair 
And for years they`ve been stealing from you