Keep 'em Separated

You gotta' keep'em separatedLike the latestfashionLike a spreading diseaseThe kids are strappin' on their way tothe classroomGetting weapons with the greatest of easeThe gangsstake their own campus localeAnd if they catch you slippin' then it's allover palIf one guys colors and the others don't mixThey're gonna bashit up, bash it up, bash it up, bash it up...Hey - manyou talkin' back to me?Take him outYou gotta keep 'emseparatedHey - man you disrespecting me?Take him outYou gottakeep 'em separatedHey they don't pay no mindIf you're under 18 youwon't be doing any timeHey come out and playBy thetime you hear the sirenIt's already too lateOne goes to the morgue andthe other to jailOne guy's wasted and the other's awasteIt goes down the same as the thousand beforeNo one'sgetting smarterNo one's learning the scoreYour never ending spree ofdeath and violence and hateIs gonna tie your own rope, tie your own rope,tie your own...