Across the lines 

Who would dare to go 

Under the bridge 

Over the tracks 

That seperates whites from blacks 





Choose sides 

Or run for your life 

Tonight the riots begin 

On the back streets of America 

They kill the dream of America 





Little black girl gets assaulted 

Ain't no reason why 

Newspaper prints the story 

And racist tempers fly 

Next day it starts a riot 

Knives and guns are drawn 

Two black boys get killed 

One white boy goes blind 



Little black girl gets assaulted 

No one know her name 

Lots of people hurt and angry 

She's the one to blame