lost in a sea of combat boots,
flush the bouncers with wasted youth
when did punk rock become so safe, when did the scene become a joke
the kids who used to live for beer and speed
now want their fries and coke
cursing and fbirds are not allowed,
in fact let's keep noise levels down
must separate the church and skate
why dont we put pads on the kids,
helmets,head gear and mouth pieces
then we could pad the floors and walls,
put cameras inside bathroom stalls
we make sure only nice bands play,
make every show a matinee
teach kids to be all they can be
and we could sing my country 'tis of thee
sweet land of liberty
when did punk rock become so safe
i know it wasnt Duane or Fletcher,
who put up the barricades
like a skate in the heart, somehow we got driven apart
i want conflict i want dissent,
i want the scene to represent
our hatred of authority,
our fight against complacency
stop singing songs of girls and love, you killed the owl you freed the dove
confrontation and politics replaced with harmonies and shticks
when did punk rock become so tame, these fucking bands all sound the same
we want our fights we want our thugs, we want our burns we want our drungs
where is the violent apathy,
these fucking records rated G
