Song Description
This song is about the anger and frustration that the Black community felt after the Rodney King beating by the L.A. police and their acquittal.
| Song Length |
3:21 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Outraged |
Subject |
Violence |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1990 - 1999 |
Lyrics
L. A. Nights
Copyright Kate Ashby-Craft 1994
Intro
Chorus
They burned down their hometown looking for some justice
They burned down their own town looking for a right town
For years they?ve tried and for years they?ve cried
In a system that just don?t care
When will it ever change, when will it ever change
Verse One
Oh Martin are you listening, can you hear your people?s rage
Oh Martin are you looking, can you see the fires burn
How far have they come since your fatal day?
How far have they come since your fatal day?
Chorus
Verse Two
George says he has the answer the money fix is the game
He says money will ease the pain, he says money will right the wrong
But will money erase the hate, will money erase the scars
Oh I wish it were that simple, I wish it were that simple
Interlude
Rap on Chorus
Chorus