The riot squads got their gas masks on
The arms of the state have grown too strong
A gun and a badge crack the megaphone
Tellin us now our rights are gone
Big Brother in the sky like a steel vulture
Tracking human prey for the power structure
From Seattle to Sacto to Fla, the police trample my liberty
Resist and riot, rise up and fight
Resist and fight, rise up and riot
History hasn't ended time marches on
The road to justice is far too long
From Mathew to Thoreau to MLK, what's true back then stays true today
When the sons of freedom won't tow your line
The bill of rights becomes a crime
No more apathy open your eyes
Rise up now its revolution time
From Vietnam to the streets of Baghdad
The hell of Beirut to Afghanistan
Working class heroes they give their lives
While our leader's sons are never sent to die