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 
 [bad word] ]
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