I've lived in a van and i've lived in a tree

Never did what anyone expected of me

I ate at soup kitchens and i slept in squats

Abandoned buildings and parking lots

I borrowed money and played for free

Living in america in poverty

Pay! paying to play!

Pay! paying! paying to play!

Pay! paying to play!

Pay! paying! paying to play!

But a tour or a show was always in the works

With coc, the dks, or the circle jerks

We would play for beer, for food, and for gas

Eating government cheese and trading blood for cash

I was always hungry, tense and weird

Trench coat, mange, half a beard

I slept on park benches and i'll never forget

The cold and rain and all the shit

Everyone with money and me with none

When you don't have any, it's not much fun

Pay! paying to play

Pay! paying! paying to play!

Pay! paying to play!

Pay! paying! paying to play!