I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk-The Tubes

[ti:I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk] [ar:The Tubes] [al:What Do You Want From Live] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk - The Tubes [00:00.02]Written by：Fee Waybill/William Edmond Spooner/Roger A Steen [00:00.04] [00:20.46]It was a little city by the bay [00:23.69]We drove our truck a long way there to play [00:25.85] [00:26.79]We had a lot of things to think about [00:28.69] [00:29.28]It didn't take too long to figure out [00:31.03] [00:32.12]We never dreamed that it all would come true [00:34.26] [00:34.99]Never thought that we'd have to tell you [00:36.82] [00:37.64]But if you ain't found out we're definitely cool [00:41.16]We wrote a song about some local boys [00:43.06] [00:43.73]Who had ferrari's as their favorite toys [00:45.63] [00:46.54]And their music gave their lives some hope [00:48.30] [00:49.43]And their music was white punks on d**e [00:51.05] [00:52.20]We wish we could be just like them [00:54.02] [00:54.79]But they didn't want to be friends [00:56.71] [00:57.50]'Cause their lifestyle got [00:59.13]Scarred from living too hard [01:00.80] [01:01.51]I was a punk before you were a punk [01:03.82] [01:04.53]You don't believe me [01:05.58]Just step outside and see me baby [01:07.14]I was a punk before you were a punk [01:09.32] [01:10.17]You want some action [01:11.27]I'll put your a** in traction baby [01:12.93]I was a punk before you were [01:14.61] [01:15.40]I was a punk before you [01:17.06] [01:18.03]I was a punk before you were [01:19.73] [01:20.73]I was a punk before you [01:23.78] [01:39.60]We were a joke at our own record label [01:42.21] [01:43.02]They told us [01:43.71]Make a record [01:44.23]If you're able [01:44.96] [01:45.74]They told us not to take too many chances [01:47.79] [01:48.71]And we pissed away our big advances [01:51.16]The producer we got [01:52.59]Was a jerk [01:53.74]But white punks was one song that worked [01:56.32]It was shot in the dark that just missed the mark [01:59.90]We were surprised when it caused all this rage [02:01.98] [02:03.08]And they wouldn't let us take the stage [02:05.28]We knew we had a lot of what it takes [02:07.54] [02:08.49]But we didn't get the lucky breaks [02:10.32] [02:11.25]Now it's all such a great big fuss [02:13.57]And they all seem to copy just us [02:15.79] [02:16.62]We never got reimbursed for the punks that were first [02:19.55] [02:20.41]I was a punk before you were a punk [02:23.36]You don't believe me [02:24.67]Just step outside and see me baby [02:26.20]I was a punk before you were a punk [02:28.82]You want some action [02:30.01]I'll put your a** in traction baby [02:31.58]I was a punk before you were [02:33.52] [02:34.29]I was a punk before you [02:36.05] [02:37.04]I was a punk before you were [02:38.90] [02:39.68]I was a punk before you [02:42.73] [02:43.25]I was a punk before you were [02:44.89] [02:45.76]I was a punk before you [02:47.57] [02:48.35]I was a punk before you were [02:50.05] [02:50.90]I was a punk before you [02:54.46]I was a punk before you were [02:56.11] [02:57.01]I was a punk before you [02:58.72] [02:59.67]I was a punk before you were [03:01.42] [03:02.25]I was a punk before you