SUBLIME - April 29, 1992 lyrics

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I don't know if you can,<br>But can you get an owner for ons,<br>That's o-n-s,junior market,<br>The address is 1934 east aneheim,<br>All the windows are busted out,<br>And it's like a free-for-all in here<br>And uh the owner shouldat least come<br>Down here and see if he can secure his business,<br>If he wants to...<br><br>April 26th, 1992,<br>There was a riot on the streets,<br>Tell me where were you? <br>You were sittin' home watchin' your tv,<br>While I was paticipatin' in some anarchy.<br><br>First spot we hit it was my liqour store.<br>I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford.<br>With red lights flashin' time to retire,<br>And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire.<br><br>Next stop we hit it was the music shop,<br>It only took one brick to make that window drop.<br>Finally we got our own p.a.<br>Where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing today? <br>Hey!<br><br>(call fire, respond mobil station.<br>Alamidos in anahiem,<br>Its uhh flamin up good.<br>10-4 alamidos in anaheim)<br><br>Never doin no time<br><br>When we returned to the pad to unload everything,<br>It dawned on me that I need new home furnishings.<br>So once again we filled the van until it was full,<br>Since that day my livin' room's been more comfortable.<br><br>Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here,<br>It's getting harder and harder and harder each and every year.<br><br>Some kids went in a store with thier mother,<br>I saw her when she came out she was gettin some pampers.<br><br>They said it was for the black man,<br>They said it was for the mexican,<br>And not for the white man.<br><br>But if you look at the streets it wasn't about rodney king,<br>It's bout this fucked up situation and these fucked up police.<br>It's about coming up and staying on top<br>And screamin' 187 on a mother fuckin' cop.<br>It's not written on the paper it's on the wall.<br>National guard? ? !<br>Smoke from all around,<br><br>Bo! bo! bo!<br><br>(units, units be advised there is an attempt 211 to arrest now at 938 temple,<br>938 temple... 30 subjects with bags.. tryin to get inside the cb's house)<br><br>(as long as I'm alive, i'mma live illegal)<br><br>Let it burn, wanna let it burn,<br>Wanna let it burn, wanna wanna let it burn<br><br>(I'm feelin' sad and blue)<br><br>Riots on the streets of miami,<br>Oh, riots on the streets of chicago,<br>Oh, on the streets of long beach,<br>Mmm, and san francisco (boise idaho),<br>Riots on the streets of kansas city<br>(salt lake, hunnington beach, ca),<br>Tuscalusa alabama (arcada compton mischigan),<br>Cleveland ohio,<br>Fountain valley (texas, barstow - let's do this every year),<br>Paramount, victorville (twice a year),<br>Eugene or, eureka ca (let it burn, let it burn),<br>Hesperia (oh, ya let it burn, wont'cha wont'cha let it burn),<br>Santa barbara, nevada, (let it burn)<br>Phoenix arizona,<br>San diego, lakeland florida, (let it burn)<br>Fuckin... 29 palms (wontcha let it burn)<br><br>Any units assist 334 willow,<br>Structure fire, and numerous subjects looting<br><br>10-15 to get rid of this looter..<br><br>10-4