{nofx: so long and thanks for all the shoes}
[there are a few words missing here, i'll try to fill them in later -ed.]

[it's my job to keep punk rock elite]
rock out
indiscriminate? i'd rather be elite
i'll choose my own shit scene
ubsubstantiated rumors flown are true
i'm here for me not you
nonconglomerate
i mean what i say
i'm not your fucking scape-
goat, apparently i've alienated some
it seems my job's half done
never understand it
try to buy and brand it
i win, you lose
'cause it's my job to keep punk rock elite
this music ain't your fucking industry

[kids of the k-hole]
everybody needs some time away
just stuck in the k-hole again
an 18 hour holiday
just stuck in the k-hole again
just once again
mrs. kitty ketamine, your perserverance may
outlast my amibition to go home
infatuation with your dark side, i obey
forbidden pleasures i have grown to loathe
somewhere between south eden and north utopia
somewhere beneath the astral plane
i've taken residence on sybaritic soil
you won't be seeing me again
you won't be seeing me again
dropping crumbs and flying thumbs won't help me get back home
the home is where the heart is, i've been told
'cause i promised my heart to her
she cooked it medium well and then proceeded to swallow it whole
it may sound good to you, it may sound all so wrong
so fucking wrong
kids stuck in the k-hole again
winter's broken, summer's gone
that summer's gone
kids stuck in the k-hole again
just once again

[murder the government]
i want to see the constitution burned
want to watch the white house overturned
want to witness some blue blood bleed red
want to tar and lynch the kkk
want to pull and shoot the nra
yeah yeah yeah
murder the government
murder the government
murder the government and then do it again, yeah
murder the government
murder the government
murder the government and then murder the government
nice one
anarchy in america

[monosyllabic girl]
i take her down to the aquarium
she says shark
i take her to the planetarium
she says dark
i take her to the seaside where she loves to spin and twirl
she says sure and cool and yeah
she's a monosyllabic girl
i take her to the university
she says huh
i take her to our anniversary
she says one
i take her to the jewelry store
i say diamond she says pearls
you know everyone knows i'm in love with a monosyllabic girl
hey everyone knows i'm in love with a monosyllabic girl

[180 degrees]
it's so easy to defend the status quo
when everyone's so cool and cynical
when you see the ends don't justify the means
it's just that 180 degrees
great thing about being a human
the ability to reason
reasoning don't work when no one cares
two parts apathy, one part dispair
guess what, this might come as a surprise
well i'll no longer roll my eyes
a change of heart to let the conscience breathe
one quick twist, just 180 degrees
yeah, i now know the right thing to do
yeah, anti-tradition tried and true
yeah, a world where wrong has right of way
oh yeah, fuck that world, fuck that hierarchy
go ahead, work, waste your life away
fuck that world, go fuck that right away

[all his suits are torn]
billy cobin lost it all
we knew he would eventually
some wonder why he took the fall
others just ask who the hell is he and why should we care for him
a baggy man with baggy clothes
a face made of paper maiche
he lost his humor years ago
along with his molars, his head planted beneath his shoulders
kill the pain
integrity don't keep you warm and sane
throw me out with the bathwater
don't want to be anyone who would want to know me
billy cobin had a time
billy cobin had a place
following a 15 minute climb
billy took a 7 second leap
a cannonball plunge in the deep
kill the pain
integrity don't keep you warm and sane
throw me out with the bathwater
don't want to be anyone who would want to know me
na na na na na na na na

[all outta angst]
i'm not insane
i'm not bummed out
i've got no one to blame
nothing to change
i've got no evil to fight
one thing's for sure
i'm all outta angst
society don't bother me and there's something wrong with that
i'm off to pakistan
learn the laws of islam and fundamentalism
forget that rock and roll
no cigarette, no drink
it's pretty difficult to think about getting laid when
you don't even get to see her face
i'm not insane
i'm not insane
i'm not liquored out
i've got nothing to do
nowhere to go
i've got no place to call home
one thing's for sure
i'm all outta angst
society don't bother me and there's something wrong with that
next stop, mongolia
don't get to golf or fuck or bowl with ya
throw out that handicap
no stepping out
no stepping out 'til spring
it's kind of difficult to sing when it's 20 below
and that's during the day
i'm not insane
i'm not insane

[i'm telling tim]
you better watch out, you better not cry
you better put out records diy
'cause it's not what you've done, it's what you've been
if you fuck up, i'm telling tim
take you out of book "your life part six"
i don't care about
you won't play again at abc
i don't littered
you're gonna get ostracized like lawrence
when i tell tim
i'm telling tim
i'm telling tim
i'm telling tim

[champs elys\'ees]

[dad's bad news]
don't believe a word your grandfather says
he's been classified grade a psychotic
you can see it from the hole in his head
a saner man would've used a bigger gun
degeneration ah
the lunatic clause was written for you
a story spoken is a story unheard
by you so listen 'cause it's unbelieveable
a certain trait passed as the centuries turn
this faulty gene has been a family heirloom
degeneration ah
the lunatic clause was written for you
no simple way to tell you son
we share the same red tainted blood
i'm gonna kill me
you're gonna kill you
killing you
don't believe a word your grandfather says
don't believe a word your grandfather says
don't believe a word your grandfather says
he's a psychotic grade a psychotic
degeneration ah
the lunatic clause was written for you

[kill the rock stars]
kill the rock stars
how ironic, kathleen
you've been crowned the newest queen
kind of like a punk rock gloria steinham
can't change the world by hating men
can't change the world by blaming men
some alternative/republican
just 'cause i don't know the reason you're so pissed
don't dare tag me misogynist
i thought the goal here was mutual respect
not constructing a separate sect
i wish i could've seen courtney
demonstrate some real misogyny
can't change the world by hating men

[eat the meek]
why must we stay where we don't belong
why must we stay where we don't belong
because there's never gonna be enough space
so eat the meek, savor the taste
it's always gonna be a delicacy
so lick your chops and eat the meek
why must we stay where we don't belong
why must we stay where we don't belong
the factory mass-producing fear
bottled, capped, distributed near and far
sold for a reasonable price
the people, they love it, they feed it
brush with it, bathe with it, breathe it
injected direct to the blood
it seems to be replacing love
why must we stay where we don't belong
why must we stay where we don't belong
because there's always gonna be token truth
forgotten code, discarded youth
you know there's always gonna be pedigree
one own the air, one pay to breathe
why must we stay where we don't belong
why must we stay where we don't belong
why must we stay where we don't belong
why must we stay where we don't belong
why must we stay where we don't belong
why must we stay where we don't belong

[the desperation's gone]
trip down the stairs into hell
cathay de i miss your smell
a mixture of puke, beer
stale piss, fuck, sweat and fear
adrenaline addicted, the
blood leak from my head kind of concerned my friends
but at the time it felt so right
the music blaring on, ah
the desperation's gone
the song is same
the desperation's gone
turn, tune the knob kgo
some alterna radio
strategic marketing hype
media stereotype
has our music been castrated?
to you it may sound good
to me it sounds all wrong
the notes and chords sound similar
the same forbidden beat, but
the desperation's gone
the song's the same
but the desperation's gone
the song's the same
but the desperation's gone
the song's the same
but the desperation's gone, desperation

[flossing a dead horse]

[quart in session]
it's funny how nothing seems much fun anymore to me
now that i quit the drink
'cause soberness
it might be what i need
but it's certainly not how i want to be
'cause nothing seems much fun anymore to me
no consequence
never had any time to think about what shoulda coulda happened to me
the common sense
my parents said i never had any
but now look at who's got the dough
'cause nothing seems much fun anymore to me
don't feel like going out
nothing worth singing about
missing the alcohol
no longer born to lose
put away my party shoes
missing the alcohol
no more tonic and gin
no more no vicodin
'cause nothing seems much fun anymore to me
nothing seems much fun anymore to me
nothing seems much fun anymore
nothing seems much fun, no
nothing seems much fun anymore to me
nothing seems much fun anymore to me
nothing seems much fun anymore to me
nothing seems much fun

[falling in love]
we're supposed to be recording now
yeah we're recording
it's like we're in a living room or something
like we're in a living room
no it's perfect
it's okay, it doesn't matter
blast, oxygen mask
smoke-filled cabin
depressurize
don't be afraid, hold on to me
we're going down, but not our love
death don't seem so bad
when i'm with you, my only love
so close your eyes, kiss me one last time
we're gonna die, but not our love
not our love
ah ah ah