well, you saw a couple shows and
you gathered what you know
about the punk rock paradigm
all you really know is you have to
throw a fit and whine
so you wrote a bunch of songs that
are thirty seconds long
and complain about everything
this story's very common and it's
getting a bit too annoying
is your life really all that oppressive
or are you just fitting the mold?

use your mind to make your own opinions
don't cling to everything you're told
well, you've gotten all punk rock so
you're hating all the jocks
parents, teachers, and rush limbaugh
your favorite thing in life is to go out
at night and break the law
you sewed on a couple spikes, learned
to sing like fat mike
and you're thinking about turning vegan
i've got so many problems with you
i just don't know where to begin
do you really feel you've lost your freedoms?

to politicians, you can't see
you've got four more ulterior reasons
for your newfound identity
please allow me to be frank, your charade is pretty rank
you just do it 'cause you want to fit in
in my opinion, being fake is one of the most evil sins
take a good look at your life
is it filled with so much strife?
or is that part of your punk rock style?
just an inch or two of honesty can
stretch about a million miles