Don't try to understand it
The most destructive high
Shoots my nerves into the sky
Everybody's lookin' for something
I know just what I need
I'm addicted to the speed
Rent-A-Cops try to stop me - I wanna see you try
I just want to skate or die
Faster than lightning and out of sight
Like a demon in the night
I grab my skate and catch some air
I'm grinding my life away but I don't care
'Cause skating for me is more than a feeling
Run for cover - I hear somebody squealing
Stupid Rent-A-Pig, you try to make me stop
You better back off or I'll knock you off your block
I'm a prisoner of life
A slave to the grind
I slide into the future and leave my worries behind


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    yeah skate or die for all the skaters out there nothin like feelin your freedom in your hand!!

    punk832001on February 24, 2002   Link
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    damn straight! and man I hate rent-a-cops. fuckin fatass dropouts. ANARCHY!!!!!

    Starloreon March 13, 2002   Link
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    freedom in my hand? i use my feet to be free.

    kronoson March 30, 2002   Link
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    I was asked a question... What does this song mean to me? Well I will tell you. This song represents everything important in my life and I coudn't have put it better than AAA has right here.

    PS - FUCK COPS

    PoO3on May 04, 2002   Link
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    You gguuuyyyzzzzz, don't you understand Cops are there to serve and protect the citizens of this lovely, pig headed, facist world of ours? Police brutality is just their way of saying, "I love u!" Well I love you too, piggies. ;)

    _punk_in_drublic_on July 19, 2002   Link

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