This is life in this world   Some things go right   Some things go wrong   It's just how the world can be   People just wanna be free, yeah      The verdict came in   And it said I was guilty   I looked at the judge   "Hey, America built me"   Tried to get rich   But they labeled me filthy   Only God can judge me, touch me, feel me      My friend calls me at 9 o'clock   Says, "Get in the car; it's time to rock"   Never heard him speak this way   ("Let's go, man")      I grab the keys and hit the road   It's all a flash, but who would know   How the story would unfold   Don't charge me for the crime      Wrong place, wrong time   Don't charge me for the crime   Wrong place, wrong time   Don't charge me for the crime      My friend gets in the car   With bags filled to the top with loads of cash   ("See this paper, man?")   And throws his pistol on the dash   ("Yeah, it's time to get money now")      Says, "I'm sorry for the crime   That I've involved you in this time   You're the only friend I've got   So don't charge me for the crime"      Wrong place, wrong time   Don't charge me for the crime   Wrong place, wrong time   So don't charge me for the crime      I start to freak and scream so loud   Just like the females in the crowd   That's when he gets in my head   ("Come on, man; come on, man, you gotta do this")      "You could live just like a king   With everything you'd ever need   All the dreams of every man   Don't charge me for the crime"      Wrong place, wrong time   Don't charge me for the crime   Wrong place, wrong time, you know   Don't charge me      Sirens sound and my heart was poundin'   I looked at my man as the cops surround him   A teen on the scene with no objective   The American Dream can be so deceptive      Now I see the flashing lights   There goes my future and my life   Now I've gotta do what's right   ("They've got us, man; they've got us")      I stop the car   And throw the keys out of the window   Sets me free   I throw the pistol in the back      I throw him out of the car   I say, "You know me well   I'm not going to jail   I'm not paying your bail   Believe me when I say   They won't charge me for the crime"      Wrong place, wrong time   Don't charge me for the crime   Wrong place, wrong time   Don't charge me   Wrong place, wrong time   Wrong place, wrong time   Don't charge me for the crime