Gangsters — текст песни (no doubt)

(originally recorded by the Specials)
performed live by No Doubt

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

Can`t fight corruption with con tricks.
The youth, they love to commit crime
I dread, dread to think what the future will bring
When we`re living in gangster times
Don`t call me skaface...

Don`t interrupt while I`m talking
Or they`ll confiscate all your guitars
A catch-22 says if I sing a tune
They will make me an overnight star

Don`t offer a single protection
The youth, they love to commit crime
I dread to think what the future will bring
When we`re living in real gangster times