So you see you have to be a schemer If you wanna love the life you have to live And it don't matter how much I earn 'Cos I always get my fingers burned When the man gets down to his business And I've been searching for a reason Why I have to give it all up just when I want to get ahead See I had to lose car, job, wife, dog and home Debts and threats on the telephone Maybe I should bust a move instead Now we all know when we watch the television Not confused between a puppet or conviction Glued to the screen by a thousand shallow words of widsom It ain't what it seems when it's a single sided system Someone's got a hold on my living So I'm gonna have to do the things that's fair They got to justify for what I should be giving Should I lie, should I steal or should I care 'Cos now I've got to scam