You stuck by the scene, but did the scene stick by you?
In a few cases, yes, maybe in one or two
You routinely got called out by Maximum Rock and Roll
And you weren't ever gonna fit in at the Fireside Bowl
And back in the day punks
Practically declaring war
As if there were anything
More orthodox then hardcore
As if there were anything more orthodox then hardcore
You stuck to your guns when you were running out of ammo
Even on package tours supporting metalcore guys in cammo
Find more common threads then you'd expect to in these places
Always see the holy name, light up a few new faces
And back in the day punks
Still with plenty of shit to stay
Covertly cashing in
On dead stock of your early demos on eBay
But where were they on the night you first shaved your head?
Drinking beer in a field some place with all creation overhead
And where were they when they locals were ganging up on you?
Lining up to join some nearly identical crew
You stuck it out for several years or maybe you moved on
Nobody's really sure where Jayadvaita's gone
Some say he's a stoner now, Creeper Dave swears that's true
But when you point one finger at the Krishna punks, I've got two fingers up for you
And back in the day punks singing the same old song
About the kids who brought the banquet to the matinee
But preached just a little too long
Yeah they preached just a little too long
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