He wasn't fooling when he put on the brakes He wasn't fooling—no it was no mistake You keep on driving and you certainly will find He wasn't fooling He wasn't fooling when he said 'Hands Up' He wasn't fooling no this was your bad luck Misunderstanding, and there's no time to ask He wasn't fooling You can cover up your ears And you can cover your eyes You can fool yourself With the right disguise He wasn't fooling when he hit the wall He wasn't fooling just like a basketball He won too many And one too many won He wasn't fooling He wasn't fooling when he said he would leave He wasn't fooling but she would not believe It doesn't matter who's wrong or right no more He wasn't fooling Well it ain't no lie and it ain't no joke When you see that fire there is going to be smoke You oughta know now everyone is not your friend When you look down the barrel of the business end