gangsters
(the specials)
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
and i dread, dread to think what the future will bring
when we're living in gangster time
can'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
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 gangster time