[Intro]
(Bernie Rhodes knows
Don't argue!)

[Verse 1]
Why must you record my phone calls?
Are you planning a bootleg LP?
Said you'd been threatened by gangsters
Now it's you that’s threatening me

[Verse 2]
Can't fight corruption with con tricks
They use the law to commit crime
I dread (Dread) to think what the future'll bring
When we’re living in gangster times
(Don't call me Scarface!)

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 3]
Don't interrupt while I'm talking
Or they'll confiscate all your guitars
And Catch-22 says if I sing the truth
They won't make me an overnight star

[Bridge]
Don't offer us legal protection
They use the law to commit crime
I dread to think what the future'll bring
When we're living in real gangster times
[Outro]
(Bernie Rhodes knows
Don't argue!)