M.I.A. - Know It Ain't Right Lyrics

i remember this song randomly started playing on my phone on full volume in my 6th grade spanish class

WE KNOW IT AINT RIGHT BUT WE DO IT ANYWAYYYY

This song should have been a radio hit

Let me take the time to tell you
I already know whats on your mind
I wanna stick around and make you
Understand I didn’t commit crime
But you keep on thinking it’s
In some other chick
Makes me feel I’m better off
Goin' on a trip
You keep on thinking it’s
In some other bitch
That makes me wanna leave
And never call up 'til I’m rich

What you want come see me
I got bootleg love for free
I got Abdul in a taxi and
He’ll drop you down for free
Natsumi and Tsunami
They make love like origami
They put a flower on the lover
Give it good licky lick what
Good licky lick, good licky lick
We know it ain't right but we do it anyway

I think I wanna get a little active
There’s more to this than being your captive
New directions might need a little practice
I can make it a little less destructive
You putting guards up
Outside my shop
Get me with your swat what
And it don’t it don't stop
You putting guards up
Outside my shop
Get me with your swat what
And it don’t it don't stop

What you want come see me
I got bootleg love for free
I got Abdul in a taxi and
He’ll drop you down for free
Natsumi and Tsunami
They make love like origami
They put a flower on the lover
Give it good licky lick what
Good licky lick, good licky lick
We know it ain't right but we do it anyway

What you want come see me
I got bootleg love for free
I got Abdul in a taxi and
He’ll drop you down for free
Natsumi and Tsunami
They make love like origami
They put a flower on the lover
Give it good licky lick what
Good licky lick, good licky lick
We know it ain't right but we do it anyway

We do it anyway, but we do it anyway
We do it anyway, but we do it anyw

They put flower on the lover; give it good licky licky, wha!

This whole album got me through freshman year 😭

BOMBAAAAA

this song sounds like good, dirty sex

Have to say I think this is the jewel of the Album. This song is so weird because that beat is so made for sex, but the lyrics are about being jilted setting up and maintaining a brothel and selling other people, but not even caring in a way

THE masterpiece

Ayyyyyy bih

*I'm always goin' two love You...flyin' yeah💋...*

We know it ain't right but we do it anyway...
Saints just get murdered...

I wish M.I.A could have became famous way younger than she actually did. And released Matangi as her ninth studio album on December 19 2011 at the age of thirty six. This is only my opinion on what I truly wish happened.

thank you MIA

dat bassline tho.

I like when she straight up sings/raps on her music. Her club banger-ish stuff is my least favourite.

How the fuck did this song pass me by for 5 years? rare done experience

instantly favourite song, I love M.I.A. <3

Thank you for this song

Loveilobuomi

i got buddha love for freeee

This song is so dope. Matangi is such an amazing record.

Fuuck 2018 & this joint is still 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Verse 1]
Let me take the time to tell you
I already know whats on your mind
I wanna stick around and make you
Understand I didn’t commit crime
But you keep on thinking it’s
In some other chick
Makes me feel I’m better off
Goin' on a trip
You keep on thinking it’s
In some other bitch
That makes me wanna leave
And never call up 'til I’m rich

[Hook]
What you want come see me
I got bootleg love for free
I got Abdul in a taxi and
He’ll drop you down for free
Natsumi and Tsunami
They make love like origami
They put a flower on the lover
Give it good licky lick what
Good licky lick, good licky lick
We know it ain't right but we do it anyway

[Verse 2]
I think I wanna get a little active
There’s more to this than being your captive
New directions might need a little practice
I can make it a little less destructive
You putting guards up
Outside my shop
Get me with your swat what
And it don’t it don't stop
You putting guards up
Outside my shop
Get me with your swat what
And it don’t it don't stop

We know it ain't right but we do it anyway !

She is ubelieveably good!!

I LOVE U M.I.A

u got urs so u good..cool

as long as da dark is done in light nutin wrong wit it

when God mad something wrong n u know it ain right

I think this is my fav of all album

Trump 2016 lul

Will Holbert

@Nyar ttaffom licky licky... we know it aint right..

We know it ain't right but we do it anyway

Would be so dope if there was a video to this <3333

this song is so amazing

Hino incompreendido

this song is the shit

this song is the shit

todo o álbum adicionado aqui no dia do meu aniversário em 2013, que presente eu ganhei hein

que saudade

This song is fucking

I think it's a sad song, but i love it

Is Beautiful!! i love you M.I.A Argentina i love's u . Sorry for my English jajaja

Argentina loves you*

Alguien me puede decir como se llama el símbolo que está en la esquina inferior derecha?

+SyalomarPum muchas gracias amiguito!

2016 and I still fuck with this album, this has got to be my fave song of the album 👌🏽

eSINGHb 2017

Still rocking it in 2018

2019! Still one of my favorite albums and this being my favorite song on the album 👌🏾

this is my jam!!

She's got this!

has any had sex to this ?

had sexodus

+SOZZYLAND yes

Hello guys I'm a sri Lanka in I just won't to tell you that this song is about m.I.a in her husband they got a restraining order banned from London sorry m.I.a text me back m.I.a cuz

Dellonte Slayton you right

reminds me of Hong Kong with all of the southeast Asian and eastern africans hanging out in Hong Kong

ARULPRAGASAM.

gave me an eargasm

Tamil name yaaruidhu

I like (S)Exodus, Bad Girls, and MATANGI, but this has to be my favorite on the album. If not my favorite MIA song in general.

HATE THE PLAYER #2  =D =D =D 
from systemboys

Storytime.

Based on the lyrics I guess this song is about illegal prostitution. So I imagine a camera following the road leading to the hidden place. Its a sketchy neighborhood in Southeast or East Asia. Looks like it just rained and the sky is dim. The streets are damp and there are vendors here and there selling stuff under tents (the kind you see at a farmers market). Not so crowded but there are people passing by. Then the camera goes through some alley and enters a door with no sign or whatsoever. A middle aged man is sitting behind a small desk under cheap incandescent light bulbs. The camera goes through one more door and there are Asian prostitutes chatting, waiting for customers. Then a group of men enter the "shop" and they each take a girl to separate rooms. Then the scenes keep switching between each rooms. The rooms are all small with the same incandescent bulbs and squeaky bed with ugly sheet. The girls are professionally smiling and "warming up" with the customer, not yet naked. Then we see the guy at the desk looking bored. But somewhere on the street some cops are coming towards the shop. Bored man suddenly gets a text and jumps from his seat. Then he runs to each room, shouting something (we can't hear), gesturing the prostitutes and customers to come out. The customers leave immediately. The prostitutes skillfully grab all their stuff (like clothes, handbag, nail polish, etc). They all leave hurriedly with the man and the last girl turns off the light switch and shuts the door. The cops arrive at the shop but there's no one left. They are clearly mad and frustrated. We see a few girls from the group, running away on the streets, their hands full with their belongings. They are laughing and it is obvious that they will return for their "job".

@jbvez373 you genius you :3 you've got the idea, I've got a camera, what's next? :D

i like how your mind works!

Great idea. I can hear the girls laugh at the end of the song.

Great story man!👏🏽 I would like that everybody escapes together, workers and costumers, laughing and cheering for the fun adrenaline.

I absolutely love your idea. it makes me love this song more plus it’s my fav from mia. thank you for sharing

Sooo gud.

Insane, I keep on listening it over and over again, this is music, lyrics and music matches f! amazing!

This is my shit!! 😊

Love this song. The lyrics to me represent either relationship issues
(ie. fear of commitment or the thought of adultery) 

Love it Maya. Much love.

Let me take the time to tell you
I already know whats on your mind
I wanna stick around and make you

Understand I didn’t commit crime
But you keep on thinking it’s
In some other chick
Makes me feel I’m better off
Goin' on a trip
You keep on thinking it’s
In some other bitch
That makes me wanna leave
And never call up 'til I’m rich

What you want come see me
I got bootleg love for free
I got Abdul in a taxi and
He’ll drop you down for free
Natsumi and Tsunami
They make love like origami
They put a flower on the lover
Give it good licky lick what
Good licky lick, good licky lick
We know it ain't right but we do it anyway

I think I wanna get a little active
There’s more to this than being your captive
New directions might need a little practice
I can make it a little less destructive
You putting guards up
Outside my shop
Get me with your swat what
And it don’t it don't stop
You putting guards up
Outside my shop
Get me with your swat what
And it don’t it don't stop

[Interlude]
Ay, ay, ay

[Hook]

[Outro]
We do it anyway, but we do it anyway [x2]

I know it ain't right but I want to have sex with this song

Make a video mia in this

The beat killer like MIA AS ARTist

Dopeness!!!

Know It Ain't Right and Sexodus are the best on the album, in my opinion.

Dope!!!

never fails.

this song is soo underrated like unbelievable

This beat though!

excellent

best song on the album, no doubt

Sick beat killin 'em softly with it.

Still listening to this song non-stop. Its my go to, spark it up :)

Solid and imagery invoking.

All I see is emeralds, smoke around visa shop, tea teal greens with the red sea.

Marquess Scott enough said
Gotta admit she's good ^_^

This song is really tough!

Best song on the album. If you don't think so, listen to it a few more times.

Lay on my bed and listen to this really loud....pure bliss.

Can i lay on mine too and still be in that bliss? lol

love this sh*t

This song is  f i r e

natsumi and tsumani they make love like origami they put flower on the lover give you good licky licky what

Good licky lick,good licky lick

I didn't know she had a new album....arrgh!!!  That's the problem with living in a small town...you don't know nothing like this. I love MIA!!!!!! I can't wait to get her album and blast in on my stereo...oooooooooohhhhh :p

Amazing :)(:

Such an AMAZING song!  how does MIA know how to put together the perfect ingredients to make a perfect song that really tweaks my love-for-this-song sensor points?

i know right???

Album of the fking year

What you want? Come see me!
I got bootleg love for free!

/\/\.|./\ Back wit dat power power!!!!

THis is pretty chill tho... M.I.A <3

I feel like I'm in paradise when I listen to this song

stilll...cant...stop..listening. album OUT TODAY PEOPLE!!!

LISTENED to the whole album, gotta say the whole thing is hot chilli maaan. ITs so F**** guud. I sent it to all my friends and family, a handful already preordered off Amazon the CD. Every song and every sound is beyond and just so crazy put together layered out nicely - cant help but appreciate she did it all on her own.

This song in particular has just a wavy flow to it, it makes me go back to it nonstop. Also it makes me want to listen to Sexodus, then Exodus in that order lol.

MIA maaaad repspect for you. Trying to spread your love wherever I go.

zitorage hi

If this song were a person it would be the most sensual gangsta!

Sorry being late but I consider this more like a sad song

This shit lowkey bang!

This should be released as her next single

Favorite song off the album

Her voice is just amazing. <3

This song is so sexy, but its sensual at the same time. Fucking amazing

Good licky licky

Good licky lick.

my shyt. on repeat aye XD

this is one of my fav songsss. i wish i knew what she was talking about love and drugs? idk but i listen anywa-a-a-yy

I can't stop listening to her amazing voice :) and I don't want to!