When

cops

are

ta-

king

care

of

busi-

ness

I

can

un-

der-

stand

But

the

L.-

A.

sto-

ry's

gone

way

out

of

hand

Their acts

of

agg-

res-

sion,

they say

they're

jus-

ti-

fied

But it seems

an

ob-

ses-

sion

has star-

ted

from

the

in-

side

They're

shoo-

ting

a-

ny-

one

who

e-

ven

tries

to

run

They're

shoo-

ting

lit-

tle

kids

with

toy

guns

Take it

to

a

ju-

ry

but they

don't

give

a

damn

Because the

one

who

tells

the

truth

is

al-

ways

the po-

lice-

man

Beat

all

the

nig-

gers

Beat

who-

e-

ver

you

see

Don't

need

a

rea-

son

L.-

A.-

P.-

D

The ci-

ty

of

L.-

A.

feels

like

a

pri-

son

With he-

li-

cop-

ters

ov-

er-

head

and

bul-

lets

whiz-

zing

by

Mar-

ti-

al

law

ain't

no

so-

lu-

tion

Po-

lice

bru-

ta-

li-

ty's

just

so-

cial

pol-

lu-

tion

Beat

all

the

white

trash

Beat

who-

e-

ver

you

see

Don't

need

a

rea-

son

L.-

A.-

P.-

D

They say

they're kee-

ping

the

peace

But

I'

-

m

not

buy-

ing

it because

a

bil-

ly

club

ain't

much

of

a

pa-

ci-

fi-

er

"Pro-

tec-

ting

your

free-

dom"

Man,

it's

just

a

lie

It's an excuse

for

po-

wer

that's

more

like

an

a-

li-

bi

Law

and

or-

der

doe

-

sn't

rea-

lly

mat-

ter

When

you're

the

one

get

-

ting

bruised

and

bat-

tered

You

take

it

to

a

ju-

ry,

they'll throw

it

in

your

face

'Cause

jus-

tice

in

L.-

A.

comes

in

a

can

of

mace

Beat

all

the

nig-

gers

Beat

who-

e-

ver

you

see

Don't

need

a

rea-

son

L.-

A.-

P.-

D

L.-

A.-

P.-

D

L.-

A.-

P.-

D