They were partners in crime When the wife admits That her son had been taking What the neighbors have missed There's a law in the city And it's clear as a nail You don't blame who you have You just take what you steal But nobody told him that "It's up to you deciding You're getting the lock Or giving it" His family moans in disapproval It's damaging but not threatening The partners in crime Were ahead at the finish The P.I. started detecting Where the family had lived And his jaw started to squeak And the kid started to spill He attached to the manila That he had hired them all The lieutenant underestimated His need for notoriety He spilled when they told him "It was up to you deciding You're getting the lock Or giving it" His family moans in disapproval It's damaging but not threatening And it was up to you deciding You're getting the lock Or giving it His family moans in disapproval It's damaging but not threatening