When cops are taking care of business I can understand 

But the L.A. story's gone way out of hand 

Their acts of aggression, they say they're justified 

But it seems an obsession has started from the inside 

They're shooting anyone who even tries to run 

They're shooting little kids with toy guns 

Take it to a jury but they don't give a damn 

Because the one who tells the truth is always the policeman 



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Beat all the niggers 

Beat whoever you see 

Don't need a reason 

(We're) L.A.P.D 



The city of L.A. feels like a prison 

With helicopters overhead and bullets whizzing by 

Martial law ain't no solution 

Police brutality's just social pollution 



Beat all the white trash 

Beat whoever you see 

Don't need a reason 

(We're) L.A.P.D 



They say they're keeping the peace 

But I'm not buying it because a billy club ain't much of a pacifier 

"Protecting your freedom" 

Now that's just a lie 

It's an excuse for power that's more like an alibi 

Law and order doesn't really matter 

When you're the one getting bruisedand battered 

You take it to a jury, they'll throw it in your face 

Because justice in L.A. comes in a can of mace 



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