L. A. P. D.

Offspring

L.A.P.D.





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





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 bruised and 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