Now we live in desperate times Standing ground, behind the lines Watch my back, obey the signs Can't avoid the futile crimes Laws will pass, so laws will break Pay the price for one mistake What you've earned, someone will take Realize the games we make Life's short, and time will fly Years pass before our eyes Stand now, and wonder why Crime pays, and then you die Things change, but in the end Fair play cannot contend Believe you will ascend Crime pays, I can't pretend