Various Artists - April 29th, 1992 - Ozomatli Lyrics
April 26th, 1992 there was a riot on the streetsTell me where were you you were sittin' home watchin' your tvWhile I was participating in some anarchyFirst spot we hit it was my liquor storeI finally got all the alcohol I can't affordWith red lights flashin' time to retireThen we turned that liquor store into a structure fireNext stop as the music shop,It only took one brick to make the window dropFinally we got our own p.a.Where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing todayWhen we returned to the pad to unload everything,It dawned on me that I need new home furnishingsSo once again we filled the van until it was fullSince that day my livin' room's been more comfortableCause everybody in the hood has had it up to hereIt's getting harder and harder every yearSome kids went in a store with thief motherWhen she came out she was gettin some pampersThey said it was for the black manThey said it was for the mexicanBut not for the white manBut if you look at the streets it wasn't about Rodney KingIt's bout this *****ed up situation and the *****in policeIt's about coming up and staying on top or screamin' 187on a mofo copIt's not written on the papers, but its written on the wallNational guard smoke from all around
