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Pokey LaFarge | Riot In The Streets (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge
Vocals
Adam Hoskins
Adam Hoskins
Electric Guitar
Alec Spiegelman
Alec Spiegelman
Tenor Saxophone
Joey Glynn
Joey Glynn
Upright Bass
Luc Klein
Luc Klein
Trumpet
Matt Meyer
Matt Meyer
Drums
Ryan Koenig
Ryan Koenig
Harmonica
Will Godfred
Will Godfred
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
South City Collective
South City Collective
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

2 am, bars were closing
Heard the news on channel 4 and
The TV anchor tried to say
What she thought really happened today
But, words are dangerous like the gun
Takes away a mother’s son
A lot of people have had enough
Just waiting for this time to come
Ohhh, gonna be a riot
Ohhh, gonna be a riot
In the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot tonight
Right or wrong, battle lines are drawn
Like the difference 'tween dusk and dawn
Black and white in the light of day
But at night there’s only shades-of-grey
Preacher speakin’, fist raised singin’
Barely missin’, tear gas whistlin’
Walking down West Florissant Road
It feels like this city is gonna explode
Ohhh, gonna be a riot
Ohhh, gonna be a riot
In the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot tonight, hey
Hey!
Painted signs, a megaphone message
You can feel it St. Louis to Los Angeles
These words written on a door:
It ain’t just about the rich and poor
Our past won’t go away
It haunts us to present day
There’s so much left to learn
As the bullets fly and the buildings burn
Ohhh, gonna be a riot
Ohhh, gonna be a riot
In the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot tonight
In the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot tonight
In the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot in the streets tonight
Gonna be a riot
Ohhh, gonna be a riot
Ohhh, gonna be a riot
Ohhh, gonna be a riot tonight
Written by: Pokey LaFarge

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