[Hook]
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
[Post-Hook]
Choose sides
Run for your lives
Tonight the riots begin
On the back streets of America
They k** the dream of America
[Verse 1]
Little black girl gets a**aulted
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 k**ed
One white boy goes blind
[Hook]
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
[Post-Hook]
Choose sides
Run for your lives
Tonight the riots begin
On the back streets of America
They k** the dream of America
[Verse 2]
Little black girl gets a**aulted
Don't no one know her name
Lots of people hurt and angry
She's the one to blame
[Hook]
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
[Post-Hook]
Choose sides
Run for your lives
Tonight the riots begin
On the back streets of America
They k** the dream of America