1. Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine 
   I'm on the pavement thinking about the government 
   The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off, 
   Says he's got a bad cough : wants to get it paid off 
   
2. God knows when but you're doin' it again ! 
   You better duck down the alleyway lookin' for a new friend 
   The man in the coonskin cap by the big pen 
   Wants eleven dollar bills : you only got ten 

R: Look out, kid 
   Look out, kid, because it's somethin' that you did 
   Look out, kid, because they keep it all hid 
   
3. Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot 
   Talkin' at the heat put plants in the bed but 
   The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say 
   They must bust in early may orders from the D.A. 
   
4. Walk on your tip toes, don't try "no doz" 
   Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose 
   Keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes 
   You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows 
   
R: Look out, kid...
   
*: Looks to me like you did 
   A little too much hittin' kid 
   You should 've took it to the bridge 
   Before you started to skid 
   Look out, kid 
   The good god willin', we'll bebop to Bob Dylan 
   Chillin' em, thrillin' em, and red hot killin' em 
   Killin' em 
   
5. Get sick, get well, hand around a ink well 
   Ring bell, hard to tell if anything is goin' to sell 
   Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille 
   Get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail 
   
6. But users, cheaters, six time losers 
   Hand around the theatres 
   Girl by the whirlpool lookin' for a new fool 
   Don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters 
   
R: Look out, kid...