F#m Across the linesE Who could dare to goBm Under the bridgeD Over the tracksG A Aadd9 A That separates whites from blacks Choose sides Or run for your life Tonight the riots behin 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