Maybe when the room is empty
Maybe when the bottle's full
Maybe when the door gets broke down
Love can break in

And maybe when I'm done with thinking
Maybe you can think me whole
Maybe when I'm done with endings
This can begin
This can begin
This can begin

If you could be my punk rock princess
I would be your garage band king
You could tell me why you just don't fit in
And how you're gonna be something

Maybe when your hair gets darker
Maybe when your eyes get wide
Maybe when the walls are smaller
There will be more space

And maybe when I'm not so tired
Maybe you can step inside
Maybe when I look for things
That I can't replace
I can't replace
I can't replace

If you could be my punk rock princess
I would be your garage band king
You could tell me why you just don't fit in
And how you're gonna be something

If I could be your first real heartache
I would do it over again
If you could be my punk rock princess
I would be your heroine

Well, I never thought you'd last
I never dreamed you would
You watch your life go past
You wonder if you should

If you should be my punk rock princess
I would be your garage band king
You could tell me why you just don't fit in
And how you're gonna be something

If I could be your first real heartache
I would do it over again
If you could be my punk rock princess
I would be your heroine

Whoa, you know
You only burn my bridges
Whoa, you know
You just can't let it sink in

You could be my heroine
You could be my heroine


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Punk Rock Princess Lyrics as written by Andrew Ross Mcmahon

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    i love this song... that's all i have to say.

    GoOnIe04on January 07, 2002   Link
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    is it heroine like a girl hero or heroin like the drug? b/c if this song is just transcribed, it could be either. but if these are the official lyrics it must be girl hero... though i think the drug works too.

    kid sleepyon January 13, 2002   Link
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    in the original verison of the song, the song is called heroin and it's i would be your heroin (the drug) and then the last line is you could be my heroine (girl hero) but on the audioboxer ep lyrics on the inside cover it's i would be you're heroine (spelled like girl hero) - so it's debatable how it goes.

    evilmprsson January 16, 2002   Link
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    i love this song. its so cute..

    i hurt...love meon March 03, 2002   Link
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    This song is very good. Konstantine is their most talented song they ever made but everyone now knows of the song Punk Rock Princess because of me. I got everyone hooked!

    JulesQon March 26, 2002   Link
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    My boyfriend calls me his Punk Rock Princess... I cal him my Garage Band King... :) This song always reminded me of him, and when I told him that, he said it reminded him of me, so that's why we call each other that :) aren't we cute together? :P

    Annika182txon March 30, 2002   Link
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    This song is the 1st Soco sogn i heard, it Rocks!!!!! The Pity is that I have no1 to call my Punk Rock Princess :( oh well ;) Soco ROCK!!!!!!!!

    big_bad_Soco_fanon April 16, 2002   Link
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    can we please not degrade this song despite it's pop punk catchy appeal? the lyrics are really involved despite the mtv-quality of it all. i think it should be heroin, the drug.... i take this as every hipster chick in the scene's dream of having a rock star boyfriend. and that was so nauseatingly proven by annika ;) adorable song.

    AmyLizKon April 26, 2002   Link
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    It's poetic almost. Maybe when, what if... its wishing aloud that things can work out right. And it also rocks. Its amazing.

    rahrahon April 26, 2002   Link
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    good song, pure good...cant wait till their next cd "climbing down the window" not sure if thats the correct title.

    imdisturbedbyyouon April 27, 2002   Link

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