It's a crime, to never leave your hometown To never get to go down To where the music plays And it's a crime to never see the big sky To let the world just pass by Never seeing the highway It's a crime to hide what you're thinking Dont wait until you've been drinking To say what you really mean And it's a crime to never chase a rainbow To never let your mind go To places you've never been Don't be a criminal Don't steal your own opportunities Dont be a criminal A self-inflicted penalty It's a crime to wait until you're married To see if you'll get carried Away by his embrace It's a crime for it to be too easy Your fantasy seems so dreamy But the real world will slap you in the face Don't be a criminal Don't steal your own opportunities Dont be a criminal A self-inflicted penalty And it's a crime To never love completely To use your heart discretely To chase them all away And it's a crime to never see tomorrow To have to beg, steal and borrow Your minutes and your days Don't be a criminal Don't steal your own opportunities Dont be a criminal A self-inflicted penalty It's a crime... It's a crime... It's a crime...