Words & Music By: Roach McKrackin
The uptown kids, they came downtown tonight (They came downtown tonight)
The riot cops were looking for a fight (For a fight, for a fight, alright)
Victoria, she won’t be home tonight (Daddy’s girl ain’t coming home tonight)
As the tables turn and the fires burn in the pale blue moonlight
Hey! Boston Burns Tonight (Yeah, Boston Burns Tonight)
The cops prepare their showdown, but it ain’t so black and white
Hey! Boston Burns Tonight (Yeah, Boston Burns Tonight)
For 86 years we’ve shed our tears, but victory is our’s tonight
I think this city lost it’s soul tonight (We sold our soul tonight)
First blood spilled out on the streets tonight (On the streets, on the streets, that’s right)
A burst of smoke was all it took tonight (Daddy’s girl ain’t coming home tonight)
A little girl lost to a cruel world; Nothing’s ever gonna be alright