Why Don't They Leave Us Alone

It's hard to run a business with those goddamn cops

'Cause every time they come around, the business stops

There's nothing they like better than to bust our chops

Why don't they leave us businessmen alone?

Why don't they leave us businessmen alone?

Why don't they leave us alone?

Yes, our profession goes into recession

As soon as the cops arrive

Man, you know it's hard to make a sale

When they throw your merchandise in jail

The paddy wagon's jumping but the street is dead

And once again we're operating in the red

So how are we supposed to meet our overhead?

Why don't they leave us businessmen alone?

Why don't they leave us businessmen alone?

Why don't they leave us alone?

They hassle and they hound us every goddamn place

They're always getting off by getting on our case

What happened to the freedom of the market place?

Why don't they leave us working girls alone?

Why don't they leave us working girls alone?

Why don't they leave us alone?

The police police us, the judges release us

We keep coming back again

There'll be whores as long as there are johns

And there'll be johns as long as there are men

The cops are always there no matter where we're at

They trail us and they tail us and they nail us flat

Then they want a freebie after all of that

Why don't they leave us working girls alone?

This game of cops and hookers it ain't nothing new

But nowadays they sure got better things to do

They even might have time to solve a crime or two

If they would leave us working girls alone

Why don't they leave us businessmen alone?

Why don't they leave us working girls alone?

Why don't they? Why don't they?

Why don't they? Why don't they?

Why don't they leave us alone?