Droppin' Like Flies

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

[Chorus:]

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 & i remain that way

and to 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

[Repeat Chorus]

well i became a fan & i remain that way

and to this day, i'm still blown away

and then theres me i'm not dead yet

but never ever know i could be next

[Repeat Chorus]