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i recall back in '79 i was just a wee kid livin' in a dive |
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didn't drink, didn't dance, didn't ever smoke hash |
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but it changed when i heard the clash |
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and you know i needed more so i got |
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up and out to the record store |
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i bought all the records i could afford |
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an' i played em all on my stereo |
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[Chorus:] |
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this is a song saluting punkrockers rise |
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and what they did to change the times |
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but with such a lifestyle they're burnin' |
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on both sides |
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now they're droppin' like flies |
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all those old punk rock guys |
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i became a fan & i remain that way |
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and to this day, i'm still blown away |
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those bands just cut me to the bone |
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like the damned, the pistols & the ramones |
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now we just wanna say |
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they made us what we are today |
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so now every time we play |
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we remember those of yesterday |
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[Repeat Chorus] |
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well i became a fan & i remain that way |
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and to this day, i'm still blown away |
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and then theres me i'm not dead yet |
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but never ever know i could be next |
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[Repeat Chorus] |