Last night the word came down
Ten dead in Chinatown
Innocent their only crime
Was bein' in the wrong place
at the wrong time
Too bad people say
What's wrong with the
kids today
I tell you right now
they've got nothin' to lose
They're building empire
Johnny used to work
after school
At the cinema show
Gotta hustle if he
wants an education
Yeah
He's got a long way to go
Now he's out on the
streets all day
Sellin' crack to the
people who pay
Got an AK-47 for his best friend
Business the American way
Eastside meets westside
Downtown
No time the walls fall down
Can you feel it comin'
Can't you hear it callin'
Black man trapped again
Holds his chain in his hand
Brother killin' brother
for the profit of another
Game point nobody wins
Declines right on time
What happened to the
dream sublime
Tear it all down
We'll put it up again
Another empire
Eastside meets westside
Downtown
No time the walls fall down
Can you feel it comin'
Can't you hear it callin'
Can't someone here it callin'
Can you feel it comin'
Can't you hear it callin'
Can you feel it comin'
Can't you hear it callin'
Can you feel it comin'
Can't you hear it callin'
Can you feel it comin'
Can't someone here it callin'