Tracy Chapman - Across the Lines Lyrics

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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 lifes, 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 

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 lifes, tonight the riots begin 

On the back streets of America 
They kill the dream of America 

Little black girl gets assaulted, don't no one know her name 
Lots of people hurt and angry, she's the one to blame 

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 lifes, tonight the riots begin 

On the back streets of America 
They kill the dream of America

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lyrics corrected by VirileVagabond on 12-02-2006