Frank Turner - Back In The Day lyrics

rate me

When I was just a skinny lad on holiday by the sea, <br />

I met a girl in a Rancid shirt, and a tape she gave to me<br />

With the Black Flag First Four Years and the Minor Threat Discography, <br />

And punk rock saved my life.<br />

Going down the Red Eye back in 1998, <br />

Hanging out with Household Names and staying out too late, <br />

This angry adolescent found an outlet for his hate, <br />

And punk rock saved my life.<br />

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The vision wasn't perfect and we knew it all along, <br />

We dressed like fucking idiots and got our facts all wrong.<br />

But everyone must needs be an extremist when they're young –<br />

Fucking with your parents makes you grow up big and strong.<br />

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Folding zines and record sleeves while sitting round at home, <br />

Flicking through the catalogues and distros at the shows, <br />

Circle pits and sing-a-longs, come on let's fucking go, <br />

And punk rock saved my life.<br />

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That little dream is over, it was never going to last.<br />

Everybody's moved along and it's all in the past, <br />

But when I was just 16 I pinned my colours to the mast.<br />

And punk rock's in the ink that's in my skin, <br />

The attitude in every song I sing, <br />

And we didn't change the world, we didn't win, <br />

We probably didn't even save my life, it's true<br />

But I bet we had a better time than you.