Gangsters

Gangsters
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
And I dread, dread to think what the future will bring
When we're living in gangster time
Don't call me scar face
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
Bernie Rhodes knows don't argue
La canción 'Gangsters' de The Specials nos sumerge en un mundo de intriga y desafíos, donde el protagonista se siente amenazado y bajo presión constante. A través de letras que cuestionan la grabación de llamadas telefónicas y la posibilidad de un bootleg, la canción nos confronta con el abuso del poder y la corrupción...