D Generation

Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na

Papa collected 50's records
But he was racist
Mama cool with Frank Sinatra
Raised two hip-hop kids

Na, na, na, na
Helpless, Helpless, Helpless
Na, na, na, na
Helpless, Helpless, Helpless, Helpless

Our parents gave us television,
And we vanished in their car
Teacher gave us bad religion, stomach aches, and scars

Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na

I've been standing in the shadows
Years since you were born
Comic books, and dirty looks, and prosests on the lawn

I feel so much better
Almost last forever
I feel so much better now

Well I've been stranded on the freeway
And I've seen the Berlin wall
I've been trying to make connection, but I still don't quite belong

Na, na, na, na
Helpless, Helpless
Na, na, na, na
Helpless, Helpless

I feel so much better
Almost last forever
I feel so much better now

I've seen all your drama
Hope you like your carma
Back to wander-a-ma now

Na, na, na, na

see 'em ridin' just like sally
when you wake up in the middle
and you just can't stay

i've seen the movies and the groovies
and i'm searching for a ruby
in the gutter with a promise
and i'm on my way

send us all to high school
make us pray to statues
so we hang on corners lookin' bored

all the rubbish that you cherish
with your hedonistic pleasures
and your latest status symbols
just can't stay

seen the majors chase the minors
with the military blinders
dangle carrots in the faces
of the u.s.a.

i hate the local stiffness
and all the capitol sickness
you know they're waiting on a war

whisper in my ear dear
(tell me something)
why does suicide have such appeal
(never nothin')
no way-goin'
like sailors
and valentine
failures
ducking
rejection with
walls of
protection

degeneration
cross the nation
lonely callers masturbation
for a minute

just can't stay
all the wheelers and the dealers
and the zombies kill the feelings
with a bottle and a vial
and i'm on my way

i seen my mother
watch her dreams just
smother

don't wanna sing the graveyard song

whisper in my ear dear
(tell me something)
why do you pretend it ain't fucking real
(never nothin')
no way-heart felt attraction
that never takes action
just meetings and functions
and social corruptions

all your niches and your stitches
i'm not lyin' back and wishin'
for a cinderella savior
and i just can't stay
call us fags and call us phonies
but i make the ginamone
and you hate it cause i shake
it
and i'm on my way

i can't wait till christmas
barking in the darkness
a broken hero at the bar

whisper in my ear dear
(tell me something)
why does suicide have such
appeal
(never nothin')

no way out
no way out
no way now
no way!

fire to ashes
and candy store flashes
scars from the gashes
and yesterday passes

from the alleys to the
valleys
see 'em ridin' just like sally
when you wake up and you
just can't stay

I may not exist on your gold card list
But my dues are paid in full
For a couple of grand, you wanna shake my hand
Tell me what are you trying to pull

You got cash, you got flash
But you ain't got the heart to bleed
You strong arm, you got charm
But who's got the blood you need?
(just a) Capital Offender

I wanna place in the sun
Before i'm 21
Maybe high in the Hollywood Hills
You want exclusive rights, to sell away my life
For a measily stack of bills

I want cash, I want flash
I want a car and a gal to match
Buy high, Sell low
I might as well sell my ass

(and be the) Capital Offender(2x)

You're hashing out deals
On expense account meals
Trying to get me cheap
My pockets are empty you're six feet deep

Ten or four, at the liquor store
It all fell right into place
For a couple of grand
I said raise your hand
And emptied two rounds into his face

25 to life
Maximum security
A poor fool, like me
I never had any future you see
(just a) capital offender (4x)

Frankie baby wears leather boots
She likes the stooges and punk rock groups
Born in something she just can't win
She strives for pureness but she's built for sin.

She tried it once with Jesus and she once was a June bride, When I met her on the barstool she just smiled

Frankie, Frankie, Frankie, got me down on my knees
Frankie, Frankie, Frankie, going aahh!

Frankie baby's misunderstood
All the time in the neighbourhood
She's the beauty that they can't get, she's the freedom that they resent.
A well respected husband but your kids don't know you well
Hiding with your whore at the motel...

Paul wears lipstick and a dress
Frankie lives like any man would do
You feel you've sinned so you confess
But it don't go

What you are is just what you are!
I can't love you!

She's standing with a record in her hand
She's really cool or just another fan
I know looks are deceiving
But I am caught by those eyes
I make myself start believing there's something special inside.

It's my screen test, 30 seconds or less
To prove that I am not like all the rest and I am me
Everything needs a start
So if I can find my heart, heart
And talk to you...

She's standing with a dazed stare
Ignorance or she just don't care
I know looks are deceiving
But I am caught by those eyes.
I make myself start believing there's something special inside.

There might be a wall or just no one there at all
It's the chance I take (I like to gamble)
All over the world there's no answers
So I am, waiting, waiting, trying to talk to you.

She's standing with another man; he's real possessive or he's just real mad.
I know looks are deceiving, but I am caught by those eyes.
I make myself start believing there's something special inside.

When I was a kid...