Why must you record my phone calls
Are you planning a bootleg LP
Said you′ve been threatened by gangsters
Now it′s you that′s threatening me

Can′t fight corruption with con tricks
They use the law to commit crime
I dread, dread to think what the future will bring
When we′re living in gangster times

Don′t interrupt while I′m talking
Or they′ll confiscate all your guitars
A catch - 22 says if I sing the truth
They won′t make me an overnight star

Don′t offer us legal protection
They use the law to commit crime
I dread to think what the future will bring
When we′re living in real gangster times