I recall back in '79 I was just a wee kid livin' in a dive Didn't drink, didn't dance, didn't ever smoke hash But it changed when I heard The Clash And you know I needed more so I got Up and out to the record store I bought all the records I could afford An' I played 'em all on my stereo
[Chorus:] This is a song saluting punkrockers rise And what they did to change the times But with such a lifestyle they're burnin' On both sides Now they're droppin' like flies All those old punk rock guys
I became a fan and I remain that way Until this day, I'm still blown away Those bands just cut me to the bone Like The Damned, The Pistols & The Ramones Now we just wanna say They made us what we are today So now every time we play We remember those of yesterday
Well I became a fan and I remain that way Until this day, I'm still blown away And then theres me I'm not dead yet But never ever know I could be next