Laws of the Street

In these times a seed's been sown
High-handedness each to one's own

Right-wing thugs roam the streets
Child molesters lure with sweets

If you're weak and it shows
You'll go down, no remorse

No love left, only terror
They'll exploit any error

Baseheads looking for new kicks
Junkies out for their next fix

Rival dealers, it's an endless fight
Gunshots and sirens in the night

If they meet with offense
One solution: violence

Careless mouth, flick-knife flash
Stabbing backs just for cash

These are the laws, the laws of the street
Written in blood on the concrete
Not enacted by judges of any state
But originated throughout mass hate

These are the laws, the laws of the street
Written in blood on the concrete
Not official in any state but arisen
Just from blind hate

Politicians stir up violence
Preaching hatred instead of silence

Own advantage our main concern
When will mankind ever learn?

Equal chances, what a joke
When most people end up broke

"Take, don't give" is our way
Doing only what will pay

Blood spilt, people killed
Ignorance, violence

It's time to wake and to shake
Off that tie or many more will die

These are the laws, the laws of the street
Written in blood on the concrete
Not enacted by judges of any state
But originated throughout mass hate

These are the laws, the laws of the street
Written in blood on the concrete
Not official in any state but arisen
Just from blind hate