Across the lines
   Who could dare to go
   Under the bridge
   Oevr the tracks
   That separates whites from blacks
  
   Choose sides
   Or run for your life
   Tonight the riots behind
   On 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 start a riot
   Knives and guns are drawn
   Two black boys get killed
   One white boy goes blind
  
   Little black girl gets assaulted
   Don't no one know her name
   Lots of people hurt and angry
   She's the one to blame