Released: January 19, 2014

[Hook]
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

[Verse 1]
Fingertips in the shape of a gun
Raise it up to your heart, pow, done
Ruby lips pop pink bubblegum
Bye bye baby, bye bye sun
I'm Lana Del Rey from the U.S. of A
Godfather ordered up a hit from the grave
You know why I'm here so I'm not gonna say
Fuckin' up your life in every possible way

[Chorus]
Cause criminals run
Yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
Criminals run
Yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world

[Hook]
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

[Verse 2]
Black bra, red dress, makeup on
I'm the new politician
It ain't rock, but you done rolled
Bye bye baby, loser, I won
Lana Del Rey from the U.S. of A
A figment of your imagination

[Chorus - Variation]
Criminals run
Yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
Criminals run
Yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world

[Hook 2]
All my boys raise your voice let me hear it
L. Del Rey, yay! Wanna hear you cheer it
Criminals run
Yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

[Bridge]
We're in the future now
You can't be weak
Technology and money
You have live life deadly
Deadly, deadly, deadly
We're in the future now
You can't be weak
Technology and money
You have live life deadly
Deadly, deadly, deadly

[Chorus - Variation]
Criminals run
Yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
Criminals run
Yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world

[Hook 2]
All my boys raise your voice let me hear it
L. Del Rey, yay! Wanna hear you cheer it
Criminals run
Yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey has one of the most enigmatic personalities of modern pop, and it’s won her one of the most devoted audiences of the 2010s.

— Billboard

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (b. June 21, 1985) best known by her stage name Lana Del Rey is an icon of alternative singing and songwriting.

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