Well, you think you're sitting pretty

But you're sitting on a powder keg

Well, you think you're standing steady

But you're weak as a matchstick leg Well, there's a rumble in the city

There's a call out for your head

Now isn't it a pity

Your future's just a lump of lead? But now you're running scared

You've got no place to run

You're caught between the law and the Big Guns Well, it's a long way from the pool halls

Through the rackets and the petty crime

Well, you thought you were a tough one

But you've bitten off too much this time You've stepped on the wrong toes

Now look, who you've upset

Well, you walked on the wrong toes

You've got your picture on the police gazette Well, now you're running scared

Got no place to run

You're caught between the law and the Big Guns Your back's against a wall

You don't like it there at all

Now your world's about to fall

You got no friends, you can call Well, you never felt so gritty

And sweat's pouring down your back

You're like a tiger in the jungle

And you can't find no way back You hadn't played your cards right

You hadn't seen the signs

Well, you tried to run the whole game

Now you've come to the end of the line Well, now you're running scared

You've got no place to run

You're standing face to face with the Big Guns