April 26th 1992 Lyrics

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 paticipatin’ in some anarchy
First spot we hit it was my liquor store I finally got all that alcohol I can’t afford With red lights flashin’, time to retire And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire
Next stop, we hit it was the music shop It only took one brick to make that window drop Finally we got our own P.A., where do you think I got this guitar that you’re hearing today? Hey
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 Some kids went in a store with their mother 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 and not for the white man But if you look at the streets it wasn't about Rodney King It’s this fucked up situation and these fucked up police
It’s about coming up and staying on top And screamin’, "187" on a motherfuckin’ cop It’s not written on the paper it’s on the wall National Guard smoke from all around
Let it burn, wanna let it burn, wanna let it burn Wanna, wanna let it burn, I feel insane Riots on the streets of Miami
Oh, riots on the streets of Chicago On the streets of Long Beach, then San Fransisco Riots on the streets of Kansas City
Oh, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Cleveland, Ohio Fountain Berry, Paramount, Vista Belle Eugene, Oregon Eureka, California
Hesperia, Santa Barbara Motherfuckin' Nevada, Phoenix, Arizona, San Diego Lakewood, Florida, fuckin' 29 Palms