[Intro]
Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue

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

[Chorus]
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
(Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue)

[Verse 2]
Don't interrupt while I'm talking
Or they'll confiscate all your guitars
Catch 22 says if I sing the truth
They won't make me an overnight star

[Chorus]
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
(Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue)
[Outro]
Don't call me Scarface