It's Typical For The States

My mother tells me to not assume That the cop that killed George Floyd will get off 'How do you know? ' she asked It is typical for the States' I replied Remembering Rodney King And the cops got off As the country exploded in terror 'And there's going to be riot. There always is' I added With a white cop killing a black man-without reason Only to say 'He came at me with a weapon' Or 'He was resisting arrest' With the end: 'I fear for my life' My mother is so naive because she's white And never experienced trouble with police I educate myself by reading And watching documentaries on PBS and the nightly news I know the score; hoping I'm wrong But I think I'm right Another riot will burst in the streets of the USA For all the world to watch