Can't fight corruption with con tricks,
They use the law to commit crime.

from The Specials – Gangsters on Rap Genius

Rhythm guitarist Lynval Golding explains:

‘Bernie Rhodes knows don’t argue’ is for Bernie, and the “Can’t interrupt while I’m talking, Or they’ll confiscate all your guitars” comes from the hotel incident. My line in the song was “They use the law to commit crime.‘ Everything in Gangsters was about that trip, and it was a brilliant trip in the end because it gave us our first hit record — can’t complain about that.”

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