There's been a riot
Down on Main Street tonight
They just went crazy
They said what's wrong with them tonight

Whiskey to water
And Water to wine
Run for your life!
Run for your life!

There's been a riot!
The boy was running
He had nowhere left to hide
They caught him down to the ground
Still they never found the knife
They say its murder
In the first degree (yeah)
They've got no suspects

Whiskey to water
And Water to wine
Run for your life!
Run for your life!

There's been a riot!
(Nowhere to run)
There's been a riot!
(Nowhere to hide)

They've got an innocent boy
For an innocent crime
They caught him down to the ground
When he didn't have nowhere to hide
You've got to fight to survive!

Run! Run! Run! Run for your life!

No way! Did I commit this crime!
No way! Am I about to die!
No way! Can I forgive myself for the things I've never done!
There's No way! You're gonna make me pay!
No way! I'm coming back today!
No way! No way! No way!
You're gonna bring me back alive!

There's been a riot!
(They say its murder)
There's been a riot!
(He's just an innocent boy for an innocent crime)
There's been a riot!
(Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
There's been a riot!
(No way you're getting me to come back alive)