We've been watchin' the signs  We've been readin' the news  And now we're starin' amazed at  your shame-faced bluse  We shoulda guessed it  I guess we shoulda guessed it  You've been walkin' the line  Like a bad man's dream  Never pay who you lay  Never say what you mean  You should get arrested  Give us something to trust in  We've been wastin' our time on you  All we want is a fighting chance and you give us  Handstand weekends, peaches in the darkness  Cool hand dealin', leeches lookin' harmless  You should get arrested  (chorus)  Has anybody seen the breakdown comin'  We're being guided by a ship of fools  On every street in every town  There's a hundred voices cryin'  For anybody standin' up for somethin'  You better hold on to your alibis  Cause life is a bitch when a fool gets rich  He can lie to survive and the young and alive  Get arrested  You got legacies, lawyers, abandoned grins  You're a criminal case with original sin  That we never shoulda messed with  We got mamas and kids standin' in line  For a couple of bucks, a couple of dimes  You should get arrested  Is this a system of justice  We've been wastin' our wealth on you  All we wanted was a fighting chance  and you give us  Jive in the boardroom, squeals in the bedroom  Red tape, files, bureaucracy in full bloom  You should get arrested  chorus