Lost in a sea
of combat boots
flush the bouncers
with wicked 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 birds
are not allowed
in fact let's keep
noise levels down
Must separate
the church and skate
Why don't 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 wasn't
Duane or Fletcher
who put up
the barricades
like a stake
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 'bout
girls and love
you killed the owl
you freed the dove
Confrontation
and politics
replaced with
harmony 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 drugs
where is
the violent apathy
these fucking
records rated G
When did punk rock
become so safe