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 And I bought all the records that 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'll be burnin' On both sides Now they're droppin' like flies All those punk rock guys I became a fan and Iremain that way And to 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 who we are today So now every time we play We remember those of yesterday (Chorus) Well I became a band and I remain that way And to this day, I'm still blown away And then there's me, I'm not dead yet But you never never know, I could be next (Chorus)