Murray Head - Mario lyrics

There's a cosy family business making money by the ton In a sparkling little town on the southcoast in the sun Not much need for change there no need to rock the boat A playground to retire to where they keep the rich afloat Hey Mario what's it worth to keep us quiet Omerta will your legend fall apart Hey Mario corruption has its span Watch the power slipping gently from your tired old hands There are night clubs and casinos to whet the appetite But no one gets excited here and everyone's polite And maybe that's the trouble in a town that looks too clean The sea becomes a stagnant pool and streets start looking mean This sinking ship is springing leaks the captain's in a dream Hey Mario what's it like to bend the law Omerta does your conscience have a flaw Hey Mario do you still know right from wrong Or is it only blood and money that makes your family strong From time to time they clean the town and people go to jail Making sure the rich stay rich and the poor can't pay the bail Now the children and the unemployed don't fit into the scheme But there's wealth in magic powder and it helps them all to dream Hey Mario what's it like to lose your grip Hey Mario are you on a sinking ship Hey Mario does it ever cross your mind That the world would be no worse a place if it rid us of your kind