Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue 

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 call me Scarface! 

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 real gangster times 

Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue