Tracy Chapman — Across the Lines Official

[Hook] Across the lines Who would dare to go Under the bridge Over the tracks That separates whites from blacks [Post-Hook] Choose sides Run for your lives Tonight the riots begin On the back streets of America They kill the dream of America [Verse 1] Little black girl gets assaulted Ain't no reason why Newspaper prints the story And racist tempers fly [Verse 2] Next day it starts a riot Knives and guns are drawn Two black boys get killed One white boy goes blind [Hook] Across the lines Who would dare to go Under the bridge Over the tracks That separates whites from blacks [Post-Hook] Choose sides Run for your lives Tonight the riots begin On the back streets of America They kill the dream of America [Verse 3] Little black girl gets assaulted Don't no one know her name Lots of people hurt and angry She's the one to blame [Hook] Across the lines Who would dare to go Under the bridge Over the tracks That separates whites from blacks [Post-Hook] Choose sides Run for your lives Tonight the riots begin On the back streets of America They kill the dream of America [Outro] Mmhmm, mmhmm-hmmhmm Mmhmm, mmhmm-hmmhmm Mmhmm, mmhmm-hmmhmm Mmhmm, mmhmm-hmmhmm