Drowning in this toilet
Of shit they call life
Work like hell at Taco Bell
For $4.25 an hour
No one gives a squirt of piss
If you fucking die
So seize the day by the balls,
And squeeze until
It's on it's knees
And now we dance
Like soldiers
On the battlefield
The only triumph
In a moment of glory
Crack your head open
And sue somebody
Cop a feel on
A punk rock girl
In bondage pants
And Now We Dance
You are just a speck
In a universe of turds
Silenced by conspirators,
Not another word.
With ozone trees depleted,
You choke on malathion.
Nothing fucking matters,
So what's the use in tryin'?
And now we dance
Like warriors
On the victory trail
Only triumph
In a moment of glory
Crack your head open
And sue somebody
Come on and do push ups
Just like Jack Pallance
And Now We Dance
Never join the ranks
Of the kiss ass suit and tie
Or the stinking hippie,
The future is worth a lie,
Nothing's worth a fuck,
A fuck ain't worth a shit
We're only gonna die,
Here's how we deal with it
And Now We Dance
Like warriors
On the battlefield
Only triumph
In a moment of glory
Crack your head open
And sue somebody
Cop a feel
On a punk rock girl
In bondage pants
And Now We Dance
We dance like warriors
On the battlefield
Only triumph
In a moment of glory
Crack your head open
And sue somebody
Come on and do
One handed push ups
Like Jack Pallance
And Now We Dance


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    This song fuckin' rocks!! They played it at the show this weekend,which was recorded for dvd and everyone was just goin crazy. Good times.

    HitlerBadVandalsGoodon July 07, 2003   Link

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