Don’t stop out too late at night
Stop! It’s a caution

Don’t cross the red light
Stop! It’s a caution

To act for the good for congressman is money
A balance of power will ensure our safety

(Making money is making sense)
Life!
(Making money is making sense)
It’s a shame
(It’s logical, making sense)
(Making money is making sense)

[...]

To act for the good for congressman is money
The right to get rich is in the constitution
Talk of corruption is to preach insurrection
Elected to power men suspend self-interest

You and I, we are satellites, it’s a shame
You and I, we are satellites, it’s a shame

To act for the good is to defend our homeland
A balance of power will ensure our safety
To step out of line is to risk disaster
To walk in the rain is to risk pneumonia
A balance of power will ensure our safety

You and I, we are satellites, it’s a shame
You and I, we are satellites, it’s a shame

Life! It’s A Shame, GANG OF FOUR, 1982