Who would dere to go Under the bridge Over the tracks That seperates whithes from blacks Choose sides Or run for your life Tonight the riots begin On back streets of America They kill the dream of America Little black girl gets assaulted Ain't no reason why Newpaper 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 don't no one know her name Lots of people hurt and angry She's the one to blame Tracy Chapman (1988) 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 Don't no one know her name Lots of people hurt and angry She's the one to blame
