On and on, reckless abandon
Something's wrong
This is gonna shock them
Nothing to hold on to
We'll use this song
To lead you on

I learned a lot today
Not sure if I'll get laid and
Not sure if I'll fail or pass
Kissed every girl in class
Everybody would waste it all
To have a summer that they could call
A memory that's full of fun
Fucked up when it's all done

On and on, reckless abandon
Something's wrong
This is gonna shock them
Nothing to hold on to
We'll use this song
To lead you on
And break the truth
With more bad news
We left a scar size extra large

Sip a drink of the alcohol
End up kneeling in bathroom stalls
Eyes are red and my movements slow
Too high, got vertigo

He took a shit in the bathroom tub
And fed the dog the brownie drugs
Tried hard not to get caught
He fucked a chick in a parking lot

On and on, reckless abandon
Something's wrong
This is gonna shock them
Nothing to hold on to
We'll use this song
To lead you on
And break the truth
With more bad news
We left a scar size extra large

Break a window and bust a wall
Making fun of your friend's mom
Turn the music up way too loud
Charge the pizza to the house
Everybody would waste it all
To have a summer that they could call
A memory that's full of fun
Fucked up when it's all done

On and on, reckless abandon
Something's wrong
This is gonna shock them
Nothing to hold on to
We'll use this song
To lead you on
And break the truth
With more bad news
We left a scar size extra large


Lyrics submitted by nymph666

Reckless Abandon Lyrics as written by Tom Delonge Travis Barker

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    Anyone else hear the talking in the background at the start...the only thing i can make out is..He was getting decent rapport...

    EWizaCFTon June 04, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    EWizaCFT- i heard the talking in the backround too!! their singing a bit and talking.. wheni listened to the song i would turn up the volume and sit their consentrating.. but i still couldn't make out what they were talking about.. that bugs me.. A lot of songs i have heard have SOMETHING in the backround, but i can never understand what they are saying.. damnit!

    EmoIsGoodon June 30, 2002   Link
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    reminds me of whenever my parents would gob out of town...it's really talking about how much fun they had and how great everything was,but it's relly just to make someone happy because they ended up really fucked up and totaslly scarred for life "we use this song to lead you on"

    risse_des_feuerson April 15, 2002   Link
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    I think that this is the best song off of their CD Take Of Your Pants And Jacket! If you never heard of it downlaod it like right now. When I saw them in concert for the 4th time, they let the crowd sing the begining! It totally rocked ass!;)

    SMUSER19348on May 07, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    This song is just a random song about teenagers! i like it

    bebe182on May 21, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    kind of strange to see this song.... it shows maturity... telling you that if you live with reckless abandon then you will leave a scar, extra large. great song

    retsynon May 29, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This is something that should be played for all my friends out there, because they don't know how to have a good time and get fucked up enough to where there just chillin' instead, they like to black out and go to mental insitutions! yay, what fun!

    Chibson June 20, 2002   Link
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    i cant beleive someone didnt correct this before! this song kicks ass!

    nymph666on June 20, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    cool dude

    rlgriffbobon July 03, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    this is a great song!

    Kristin2089on July 04, 2002   Link

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