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?