Unreliable Citizen

Officer, I’m here to turn myself in "What did you do? Start at the beginning." I didn’t do anything, Negligence is my sin I was walking the street with my friend We saw young men lurking around, Playing music "That’s not a crime, did they have weapons, Did they use them?" No, the problem was a real young girl Under the influence If anything happened to her, It’s the men’s fault, Not the liquor or her abuse of it. I’m so ashamed, To have seen her and look away Like a short while ago I wasn’t in her place So please, take me in and throw away the key I won’t dispute any thing or try to bargain for a plea New Yorkers say we’re from NYC We’ve seen everything As if it absolves us of responsibility We tell ourselves it don’t got nothing to do with me But with the molester, the rapist, the abuser, Bystanders are just as guilty Tell me how we’re in the city of no sleep But no one saw anything Or was it simpler to turn a cheek? I hold myself accountable, But know some just as liable Although they’d never admit their role Because they live in denial And when they’re trying to find perps, To me they’re easily identifiable They’re the mutes who walk by, Citizens who are unreliable