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 and 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 reason aside, I just can't deny I love the guy He is a villain by the devil's law He is a killer just for fun fun fun fun The man's a snitch and unpredictable He's got no conscience, he got none none none none All-all I kno-ow should let go but no Cuz 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 reason aside, I just can't deny I 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 reason aside, I just can't deny I 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 reason aside, I just can't deny I love the guy