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Criminal Lyrics — Britney Spears | Dork

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Britney Spears
Criminal Lyrics

Lyrics

Criminal

From The Essential Britney Spears2013

Written by Max Martin, Shellback, Sophia Somajo, Max Martin, Shellback, Sophia Somajo, Max Martin, Shellback, Sophia Somajo

Produced by Max Martin

Lyrics

Criminal

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 reasons aside, I just can't deny 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 Oh, I know should 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 reasons aside, I just can't deny Love the 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 Try 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 reasons aside, I just can't deny 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 reasons aside, I just can't deny Love the guy

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About this track

"Criminal" is a song by Britney Spears from the album The Essential Britney Spears, released in 2013. The song was written by Max Martin, Shellback, Sophia Somajo, Max Martin, Shellback, Sophia Somajo, Max Martin, Shellback, Sophia Somajo. It was produced by Max Martin, Shellback.

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Shellback— 1,196 credits as songwriter & producer →
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