yeah yeah yeah alright there s been a riot down on main street tonight they just went crazy they set this whole damn town alight 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 cut him down to the ground still they didn t find the knife they say it s murder murder in the first degree yeah they have no suspect now those hound dogs follow me whiskey to water and water to wine run for your life run for you 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 cut him down to the ground when he didn t have nowhere to hide you gotta fight to survive run for run for your life now way did i commit this crime now way am i about to die now 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 yeah come on they say it s murder there s been a riot 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 ll get me to come back alive