punk rock died the day the first kid said "punk ain't dead"
and sure it is kid, hey winter's cuttin bait, california dreamin won't abate

put your baseball cap on right dude, your momma didn't raise no fool

and skip a few doses of your prozac
find some public pool and lie out there in the sun for hours on your back
and grow your hair long, free weights will get you strong
and as you turn the page
you willl notice her, her coming of age

cause you're both new and clean
cause she's the brown girl
with the smell of chlorine

and cut the hang noose of your internet
you try and squelch control
mom and dad's last night knock-down drag out argument
yeah it makes you bad and it's sad and it makes you pretty mad
but really kid you've not been had

yeah we grow up too fast in this millenium
and that girl could use a friend

cause you're both new and clean
cause she's the brown girl
with the smell of chlorine

so turn off your "it's so boring out in my little suburbs"
kid your dead ends are no deader than anyone who's gone before you
but summer's your time of dreamin
kid don't you ever give up dreamin
yeah she might wear your ring and show you secret things.

cause you're both new and clean
cause she's the brown girl
with the smell of chlorine

--"punk rock's dead" bill mallonee