Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Tracy Chapman
Canonical path: /tracy-chapman/across-the-lines
Related lyric paths: 6
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Across The Lines
Read Across The Lines lyrics by Tracy Chapman on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Across The Lines
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Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
Choose sides
Or run for your life
Tonight the riots begin
On the backstreets of America
They kill the dream of America
Little black girl gets assaulted
Ain't no reason why
Newspaper prints the story
And racist tempers fly
Next day it starts a riot
Knives and guns are drawn
Two black boys get killed
One white boy goes blind
Little black girl gets assaulted
Don't no one know her name
Lots of people hurt and angry
She's the one to blame
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Tracy Chapman performs "Across The Lines", and this lyric page sits inside the Tracy Chapman catalog on LyroVerse.
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