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 participating 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 the window drop 
Finally we got our own P.A. 
Where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing today?   
(Call fire... respond mobil station. alamidos in anaheim, its uhh flaming up good...)   
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 much 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 
But 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 comin' up and stayin' on top 
And screamin' 1-8-7 on a mother fuckin' cop 
It's ain't in the paper, it's on the wall 
national guard, smoke from all around   
(Units be advised of an attempt 211 to arrest now at 938 Temple, 9-3-8 
Temple, many subjects with bats trying to get inside the CB's 
house...they're trying to kill him)   
Cuz' as long as I'm alive, I'ma live illegal   
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 
Whoa, riots on the streets of Chicago 
On the streets of Long Beach 
In San Francisco 
Riots on the streets of Kansas City 
Tuskaloosa, Alabama 
Cleveland, Ohio 
Fountain Valley, Paramount, Vista Buelle 
Eugene, Oregon 
Eureka, California 
Hesperia 
Santa Barbara 
Winnemucca, Nevada 
Phoenix, Arizona 
San Diego 
Lakeland, Florida 
fuckin' 29 Palms