Uhh, yeah, then they say   Probable cause, probable cause   (Uh huh, yeah)   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (Probable cause)      Probable cause, probable cause   (Yeah)   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (Word)      Now who's this nigga in the 4.6?   About twenty to five, got a truck full of chicks   Just leavin' the disco, me and my man from the Knicks   Oak Dog, later on because they live in the Bricks   Jumped on the George Washington and Now Jeru' turnpike   Head feelin' right from a long-ass night   Whoa, I see Jake, so I let off the gas   So I was doin' fifty-five when I passed his ass      I looked over, caught the shine from the rim of the Rover   You know his next move, pull it over   I pulls over to the right-hand shoulder   Look through the rearview, he got his hand on his holster   He had this look, "How this black nigga get this car?"   You know these cracker state troopers don't know rap stars      He asked me for license and my registration   Seen my New York tags and he asked me my destination   I said, "Vacation," handed him my registration   Papers were straight so I didn't wet the situation   Got my shit back, and that was that, but that wasn't that   'Cuz in fact, I got stopped two more times black      Probable cause, probable cause   (Uh huh, yeah)   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   Probable cause, probable cause   (Uh)   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause      Probable cause, probable cause   (Yeah)   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (Say what)   Probable cause, probable cause   (Uh)   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause      It feel like my hands, stay tied   'Cuz New York state, and they child care rate   Miss Judge Lady in a courtroom can dictate   A fee for me, to pay monthly   Even suggested, that I be arrested, they don't count   The time invested or the bond beyond the money   They'll hit you with arrears, bad enough to bring tears   They been on my back for years, fuckin' with my license      And every time I'm stopped by Dick I see the booking   That making me violent in this wilderness land   Now can we talk for a minute? 'Cuz we both made this child   Can we leave support alone, please take me offa that file   'Cuz every time I see the court, my blood pressure rise   And the heart attack is a killer of black guys, I stay civilized   Maintain, sometime restrain myself   A court officer is near me, but I think he fear me, 'cuz it's      Probable cause, probable cause   (Uh huh)   You don't have to break no laws   They just say probable cause   Probable cause, probable cause   (Yeah)   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (Word up)      Probable cause, probable cause   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (True indeed God)   Probable cause, probable cause   (Yeah)   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause      Yo, on October 22nd we wore black   For all my niggaz Po-Po shot in the back   Robocops with the crack, they'll never get props   From the black folks, lock us up while they crack jokes   And stack notes when we payin' the bail   Knowin' damn well a nigga's gonna stay in the jail   It's all made for us to fail, the dog is smarter   Than the tail, but if the tail was smarter it would wag the dog      I can't wait 'til we bag the hogg   New York State of Mind doesn't mind, murderin' my kind   We even got our own converting across the line   He turned swine, guess his ass'll learn when he burn   They say, "Protect and to serve" and never give the people   The respect they deserve, as if they wasn't equal   These is man-made laws, selectively applied   All they need is probable cause for me to fry      Probable cause, probable cause   (Uh huh)   You don't have to break no laws   They just say probable cause   (Yeah yeah yeah)   Probable cause, probable cause   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause      Probable cause, probable cause   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (Uh huh)   Probable cause, probable cause   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (Yeah, yeah)      I ain't do shit, jakes lock a nigga with a weed clip   Couldn't believe it when he took me in   Threw me and my man up in the van, a seven hour stand   Ridin' around watchin' them arouse the black man   I had the Afghan, I just copped from the record shop   Took it up the block my usual spot, when I rolled the L   I never expected to go to jail, I wish they'd all go to hell      Now Guiliani wanna talk about the, "Quality of life"   Think he got the right to follow me at night   With no probable cause, other than my skin is black like yours   Now they got me in the beast, sittin' right in his jaws   Up in Central Booking, yo, people looking knowing that   I'm in the rap game, and I got trapped the same way they did   You know these motherfuckers don't play kid   A little smoke caught me for a three day bid 'cuz it's      Probable cause, probable cause   (Uh huh)   You don't have to break no laws   They just say probable cause   (Yeah yeah yeah)   Probable cause, probable cause   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause      Probable cause, probable cause   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (Uh huh)   Probable cause, probable cause   You don't have to break no laws   They say probable cause   (Yeah, yeah)