Riot Lyrics by Dead Kennedys

Riot Lyrics

    Rioting¡ºthe unbeatable high
    Adrenalin shoots your nerves to the sky
    Everyone knows this town is gonna blow
    And it's all gonna blow right now¡­.

    Now you can smash all the windows that you want
    All you really need are some friends and a rock
    Throwing a brick never felt so damn good
    Smash more glass
    Scream with a laugh
    And wallow with the crowds
    Watch them kicking peoples' ass

    But you get to the place
    Where the real slavedrivers live
    It's walled off by the riot squad
    Aiming guns right at your head
    So you turn right around
    And play right into their hands
    And set your own neighbourhood
    Burning to the ground instead

    Chorus
    Riot¡ºthe unbeatable high
    Riot¡ºshoots your nerves to the sky
    Riot¡ºplaying into their hands
    Tomorrow you're homeless
    Tonight it's a blast

    Get your kicks in quick
    They're callin' the national guard
    Now could be your only chance
    To torch a police car

    Climb the roof, kick the siren in
    And jump and yelp for joy
    Quickly¡ºdive back in the crowd
    Slip away, now don't get caught

    Let's loot the spiffy hi-fi store
    Grab as much as you can hold
    Pray your full arms don't fall off
    Here comes the owner with a gun

    Chorus

    The barricades spring up from nowhere
    Cops in helmets line the lines
    Shotguns prod into your bellies
    The trigger fingers want an excuse
    Now

    The raging mob has lost its nerve
    There's more of us but who goes first
    No one dares to cross the line
    The cops know that they've won

    It's all over but not quite
    The pigs have just begun to fight
    They club your heads, kick your teeth
    Police can riot all that they please

    Chorus

    Tomorrow you're homeless
    Tonight it's a blast

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