It's summer time and the country's on the line
The lads are on the streets and the riots doing fine
Picking up the pieces after the night
Picking up the pieces for another fight
The bricks beat down in the boys in blue
There's no escape [bad word] for you
The [bad word] crashing 'round your head
It's war on the streets and [bad word] red

Police [bad word] facing defeat
Cities burning in the summer heat
Police [bad word] facing defeat
Cities burning in the summer heat

The crowd is screaming you can hear all their cries
There's no way to stop tear-gas clouds
Police [bad word]  facing defeat
Tears are falling in the summer heat

Police [bad word] facing defeat
Cities burning in the summer heat
Police [bad word] facing defeat
Cities burning in the summer heat

The bricks beat down in the boys in blue
There's no escape, [bad word] for you
The [bad word] crashing 'round your head
It's war on the streets and [bad word] red