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Is It A Crime Lyrics — Sade | Dork

Lyrics
Sade
Is It A Crime Lyrics

Lyrics

Is It A Crime

1985

Written by Andrew Hale, Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman

Produced by Robin Millar

Lyrics

Is It A Crime

This may come This may come as some surprise But I miss you I could see through All of your lies And still I miss you He takes her love But it doesn't feel like mine He tastes her kiss Her kisses are not mine, they're not mine He takes, but surely she can't give what I'm feeling now She takes, but surely she doesn't know how Is it a crime? Is it a crime That I still want you And I want you to want me too? My love is wider Wider than Victoria Lake My love is taller Taller than the Empire State It dives and it jumps And it ripples like the deepest ocean I can't give you more than that Surely you want me back Is it a crime? Is it a crime? I still want you And I want you to want me too My love is wider than Victoria Lake Taller than the Empire State It dives and it jumps I can't give you more than that Surely you want me back Is it a crime? Is it a crime That I still want you And I want you to want me too? It dives and jumps And it ripples like the Deepest ocean I can't give you more than that Surely you want it back Tell me Is it A crime

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About this track

"Is It A Crime" is a song by Sade, released in 1985. The song was written by Andrew Hale, Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman. It was produced by Robin Millar.

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Contributors

Pete Brown— 26 credits as songwriter →
Phil Legg— 67 credits as songwriter & producer →
Simon Driscoll— 23 credits as assistant engineer →
Paul Spencer Denman— 115 credits as songwriter →
Dave Early— 56 credits as drums →
Mike Pela— 182 credits as songwriter & producer →
Stuart Matthewman— 264 credits as songwriter & producer →

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