Avenues & Alleyways
Rancid
...And Out Come the Wolves

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Oi oi oi
I figured out the problem
Yeah the problem is you
You didn’t see us comin’
Now there's nothin’ you can do
Times are gonna change
Change or step aside
It’s our point of view that took you by surprise
The sun’s comin’ up
Yeah a new dawn arrives
A generation standing
Stand with anger in their eyes
No love in the city
‘Cause there’s no connection
Stricken by disease
A racial infection
I’m a battering ram comin’ through to you
In every alleyway
On every avenue oi oi oi
Actions could erase
All the fear that we suffer
People segregated
No one understands each other
He’s a different color but we’re the same kid
I’ll treat him like my brother he’ll treat me like his
Well an eye for an eye yeah
A tooth for a tooth
Brother against brother should be singin’ with the group
The inner city’s burnin’ yeah it’s screamin’ black and blue
The power and the passion of a million youth
I’m a battering ram comin’ through to you
In every alleyway
On every avenue
Oi oi oi oi oi oi
I figured out the problem yeah the problem is you
You didn’t see us comin’
Now there’s nothing you can do
He’s a different color but we’re the same kid
I’ll treat him like my brother he’ll treat me like his
Of all the blood that spills of all the guts that fly
The media paints a picture that stains all our eyes
Pits the dogs against the cats
Now who is responsible
The power in the issue
The force is unstoppable
I’m a battering ram coming through to you
In every alleyway
And every avenue
Oi oi oi
Oi oi oi
I’m a battering ram comin’ through to you
In every alleyway
And every avenue
Oi oi oi
I’m a battering ram comin’ through to you
In every alleyway
And every avenue
Oi oi oi

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