Punishment Fits The Crime

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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     I hear the bells of freedom chimin'
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And inside my heart I feel I'm dyin'
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Wise guys never compromise
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Then they loose their rights  and they act surprised
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Jail really cuts ya down to size

[Chorus]
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Let the punishment fit the crime
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The footprints on the sand  of time
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The philosophy of the poet's rhyme
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Makes a man humble in  his prime

[Verse 2]
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You can go up, down, or sideways
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Be on death row,  counting the days
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They say the answers are blowin' in the wind
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And to take yourself out would really be a sin
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You just have to cope and start over again

[Chorus]
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Let the punishment fit the crime
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The footprints on the sand  of time
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The philosophy of the poet's rhyme
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Makes a man humble in  his prime

[Solo]
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[Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
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Little child  cries  in his sleep
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And life makes promises it can't keep
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And then feel you had,   had enough.
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You realize  somehow, someway
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Your destiny was planned  from the very first day

[Chorus]
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Let the punishment fit the crime
    A5         F5         G5
The footprints on the sand  of time
       A5      F5       G5
The philosophy of the poet's rhyme
        A5  F5       G5
Makes a man humble in  his prime
        A5         F5           G5
Let the punishment fit the crime
    A5         F5         G5
The footprints on the sand  of time
       A5      F5       G5
The philosophy of the poet's rhyme
        A5  F5       G5
Makes a man humble in  his prime

[Outro]
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Let the punishment fit the crime
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Let the punishment fit the crime
    A5        F5           G5
Let the punishment fit the crime
        A5         F5           G5
Let the punishment fit the crime