[Verse 1] From Colombia he sailed Through every road he could find Carrier seals, mule legs And boats that cut the tide A legal ship looked clean Till one box gave the game away One crack in the wall Does not make the whole house cave [Pre-Chorus] You need more than one clue To hang the owner high A mule can hide inside A worker can lie But if the boss knew too much Then the truth won’t stay small That’s when the papers fold And the faces start to fall [Chorus] Perez and the pizza Perez and the pizza Keep your hands clean Keep your mouth shut Perez and the pizza Perez and the pizza One wrong move now And the whole thing busts [Verse 2] In Miami, the port lights Came down on Inter-Flota Three men reached for the load And DEA caught the order One witness named Smith Said Müller played the line He begged him, keep me out Keep company out of shine [Pre-Chorus] October twenty-sixth They took him quiet and fast He came with his lawyer And the room held its breath Perez laid out the risk Spitz said, “You may beat the charge But nobody can promise How the jury reads the cards” [Chorus] Perez and the pizza Perez and the pizza Keep your hands clean Keep your mouth shut Perez and the pizza Perez and the pizza One wrong move now And the whole thing busts [Bridge] Then came the deal on the table Walk now, or fight the storm Help build the case from inside Name the ones higher up You don’t need to command it To be chained to the chain If you knew and stayed quiet That silence carries blame [Verse 3] He took the bargain home With the law on every side A fixer in New York To keep his footing right If the heat came calling If the wrong men came near He’d play it calm and careful And let the rest disappear [Chorus] Perez and the pizza Perez and the pizza Keep your hands clean Keep your mouth shut Perez and the pizza Perez and the pizza One wrong move now And the whole thing busts
