April 26th 1992 Lyrics

April 26th 1992

April 26th 1992
there was a riot on the streets
Tell me where were
you
you were sittin' home watchin' your tv
While I was paticipating in
some anarchy
First spot we hit it was the liqour store
I finally got all
the alcohol I can't afford
Red lights flashin' time to retire
Then we
turned that liquor store
into a structure fire
Next stop it was the music
shop,
It only took one brick to make the window drop
Finally we got our
own p.a.
Where do you think I got this guitar
that you're hearing
today

When we returned to the pad to unload everything,
It dawned on
me that I need new home furnishings
So once again we filled the van until it
was full
Since that day my livin' room's been more comfortable
Cause
everybody in the hood has had it up to here
It's getting harder and
harder
and harder each and every year
A girl went in the store with her
mother
And I saw her when she came out
she was gettin some
pampers
They said it was for the black man
They said it was for the
Mexican
But not for the white man
But if you look at the streets
it
wasn't about Rodney King
It's bout this fucked up situation
and these
fucked up police
It's about coming up
and staying on top
or screamin'
187 on a mother fucking cop
It's not written on the papers
but its
written on the wall
National guard smoke from all around

Riots on the
streets of Miami
Riots on the streets of Chicago
On the streets of
Longbeach
In San Francisco
Riots on the streets of Kansas
City
...
...

Let it burn let it burn let it burn burn burn