White riot I wanna riot White riot A riot of my own White riot I wanna riot White riot A riot of my own Black people got a lotta problems But they don't mind throwing the brick White people go to school Where they teach you how to be thick An' everybody's doing Just what they're told to An' nobody wants To go to jail! All the power's in the hands Of the people rich enough to buy it While we walk the streets Too scared to even try it Everybody's doing Just what they're told to An' nobody wants To go to jail! Are you taking over Or are you taking orders? Are you going forwards Or are you going backwards?