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Droppin' Like Flies Lyrics
i recall back in '79 i was just a wee kid livin' in a dive
didn't drink, didn't dance, didn't ever smoke hash
but it changed when i heard the clash
and you know i needed more so i got
up and out to the record store
i bought all the records i could afford
an' i played em all on my stereo
[Chorus:]
this is a song saluting punkrockers rise
and what they did to change the times
but with such a lifestyle they're burnin'
on both sides
now they're droppin' like flies
all those old punk rock guys
i became a fan & i remain that way
and to this day, i'm still blown away
those bands just cut me to the bone
like the damned, the pistols & the ramones
now we just wanna say
they made us what we are today
so now every time we play
we remember those of yesterday
[Repeat Chorus]
well i became a fan & i remain that way
and to this day, i'm still blown away
and then theres me i'm not dead yet
but never ever know i could be next
[Repeat Chorus]
didn't drink, didn't dance, didn't ever smoke hash
but it changed when i heard the clash
and you know i needed more so i got
up and out to the record store
i bought all the records i could afford
an' i played em all on my stereo
this is a song saluting punkrockers rise
and what they did to change the times
but with such a lifestyle they're burnin'
on both sides
now they're droppin' like flies
all those old punk rock guys
and to this day, i'm still blown away
those bands just cut me to the bone
like the damned, the pistols & the ramones
now we just wanna say
they made us what we are today
so now every time we play
we remember those of yesterday
and to this day, i'm still blown away
and then theres me i'm not dead yet
but never ever know i could be next
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Submitted by
jerseybound666 On Oct 10, 2004
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Love this song, the meaning's pretty straightforward.
wizardneedsfood: I can understand being disappointed about them liking The Sex Pistols, but The Ramones? Come on.
This is an incredible song. Its a tribute to all the original punk bands. "like the damned, the pistols & the ramones "
i like this band but I was disappointed to learn that they actually like the sex pistols and the ramones.