I thought I'd begun to see a change 
But the more things change, the more they stay the same 
Back stabbing and name calling, the trade marks of your act 
You talk and talk of unity, but divide with your attacks 

(You say), "I'd like to see a change, 
            I'd like to see a change, 
            I'd like to see a change, but I'm too busy... 
            Tearing everyone down..." 

All us kids, we try to make a change 
Some kids start a band, others start a zine 
YOU, no matter what your path 
You throw a curve in what could be achieved, 
Then give up and move onto some other thing 

(You say), "I'd like to see a change, 
            I'd like to see a change, 
            I'd like to see a change, but I'm too busy... 
            Tearing everyone down..." 

Take a break 
from your fights, 
try to open up your mind tonight 
When you feel 
that's complete 
then we can tackle this society! 

You may not like 
everything in life I do... 
But that doesn't mean, 
I'm not trying to change 
the same problems as you 

(You say), "I'd like to see a change, 
            I'd like to see a change, 
            I'd like to see a change, but I'm too busy... 
            Tearing everyone down..." 

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2. Captain Anachy 

A-N-A-R-C-H-Y... 

He says that for the punk rock scene he'd give his fucking life 
But he's only ever paid to see a show once maybe twice 
Instead he stands outside the halls and pan handles for beer 
Then sneaks into the hall to deface the bathroom mirror 

A-N-A-R-C-H-Y...his name is "Captain Anarchy," but only in his mind 
A-N-A-R-C-H-Y...so punk that he's a poser and he'll be one till he dies 

You never saw an anarchist with such perfect hair 
Or so many ten dollar spikes, or so much punk rock gear 
He said he used his welfare checks to buy his boots and plaids 
In reality it was all paid for by his mom and by his dad 

A-N-A-R-C-H-Y...his name is "Captain Anarchy," but only in his mind 
A-N-A-R-C-H-Y...he's anarchy incarnate but only in his (mind) 

You know he just can't see  Oi! Oi! Oi! 
It's up to you and me 
I don't want to be 
Fighting, let's stride for...SOME UNITY! 

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3. A New Kind of Army 

LOOK BACK...on history, nothing much has changed 
THOUSANDS...of soldiers of all countries, all marching the same 
Every nation's leader says that our side is right 
Every nation's leader says the time has come to fight 
But they use the common people, to settle their scores 
It's time that we refuse to fight in any of their wars! 

We're looking to start a new kind of army, (that's) too smart to fight, too 
smart to die 
We're looking to start a new kind of army, (that's) too smart to fight, too 
smart to kill... 
for you! 

JOIN NOW...the ranks of all nations who refuse to go to war 
REFUSE...to pull the trigger of a gun for leaders 'round the world 
I'd rather fight to spread some tolerance and unity 
Than buy into their nationalistic brainwashing 
Killing mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, common human beings 
Not savages but people, like you, like me! 

We're looking to start a new kind of army, (that's) too smart to fight, too 
smart to die 
We're looking to start a new kind of army, (that's) too smart to fight, too 
smart to kill... 
for you! 
We're looking for a few good men 
We're looking for a few good womyn 
Who are not afraid to fight against tyranny 
But refuse to fight...with tyranny 

REFUSE!!! 

We're looking to start a new kind of army, (that's) too smart to fight, too 
smart to die 
We're looking to start a new kind of army, (that's) too smart to fight, too 
smart to kill... 
for you! 

*note: The spelling of the word "women" as "womyn" is not a mis-spelling, but a 
result of feminist conscience 

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4. That's Youth 

GO! 

We were just hanging on the corner, after skating for a few 
We were just killing time looking for something new 
Then someone came 'long with a guitar, and we just started to play 
And we sang Clash songs and the songs of our lives until late into the night 

That's youth...That's all...that's all!!!  That's all...that's all!!! 
That's youth...That's all...that's all!!!  That's all...that's all!!! 

We'd only been friends for a short time, but in just an hour or two 
It was like we'd been friends our entire lives though 
And I was so in love with you, but not sure if I should say it 
But then I thought, "Yeah, I'm scared and I don't know if I should, but I'll do 
it anyway!" 

That's youth...That's all...that's all!!!  That's all...that's all!!! 
That's youth...That's all...that's all!!!  That's all...that's all!!! 

When all you hear is that, "you can't," or "give up," or "you're a fool" 
And you're so sick of all the in crowd and trying to be cool 
And still you don't, still you don't know what to do... 
But in the end you do your own thing, and you tell 'em to get screwed!!! 

That's youth...That's all...that's all!!!  That's all...that's all!!! 
That's youth...That's all...that's all!!!  That's all...that's all!!! 

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5. No Apology 

Slaughtered by the hands of a butcher 
The hands of the butcher were the hands of a "doctor" 
And these are the golden days that you want to bring back? 

Making it illegal won't make it go away 
The rich will fly to far off lands, the poor will stay and pray 
That their back alley abortion is clean and safe 

You can't make it go away, so why endanger womyn's lives? 
Because the issue here for you isn't life... 
IT'S CONTROL! Control of what we do and say 
BUT YOU'LL NEVER GAIN CONTROL-CONTROL-CONTROL 

Is to value life, to move a factory to, 
The place that you can most easily fuck those laboring for you? 
That isn't what I call a high value on life 

And yet that is the policy of those on the right 
Who back the brainwashed Jesus jumpers with the cash flow for the fight 
But we won't let you control our lives 

We're not gonna be, herded like your flock of sheep 
I value life more than anything... 
And your false morals, can't do a thing to brainwash me 
I'LL NEVER BE YOUR'S-YOUR'S-YOUR'S 

And there's no justice, in a system, 
that's run by greedy old men, who want to control our lives 
There's no justice in a system, 
that's run by greedy old men, who want to control our lives 

You're not gonna control our lives anymore... 

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6. Got The Numbers 

You push and push a people, what are they to do? 
Soon this corporate run government will be through 
You see, it doesn't represent the people anymore 
Big business are the pimps and governments' their whores 

We don't need more time to talk over a solution 
We know what we need, we need a fucking revolution 
We don't need your war machine, or your filthy blood stained dollars 
We've got one thing you don't have, we've got, we've got, we've got... 
GOT THE NUMBERS! 
To you the masses are not even human beings 
We're dogs that will be grateful for any scraps you leave 
But even dogs will only put up with so much abuse 
Keep stealing from us like you are we're gonna let loose 

We don't need more time to talk over a solution 
We know what we need, we need a fucking revolution 
We don't need your war machine, or your filthy blood stained dollars 
We've got one thing you don't have, we've got, we've got, we've got... 
GOT THE NUMBERS! 

We've got...we have... 
WE'VE GOT THE NUMBERS! 

We don't need more time to talk over a solution 
We know what we need, WE NEED A FUCKING REVOLUTION!!! 
We don't need your war machine, or your filthy blood stained dollars 
We've got one thing you don't have, we've got, we've got, we've got... 
GOT THE NUMBERS! 

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7. No Difference 

As I look from this stage at the hundreds of kids in this room with me 
The truth is so plain and so obvious, I just can't help to see... 
That all of us we are one and the same 
Only different in our ages and our names... 

How many times have you heard that you're a bore, or you're no good? 
I know that all of us have been there, that's why we're all here joined as 
one... 

We don't need that shit! 
This ain't no punk rock clique! 
We're as one at the show, 
and one after the show! 

We don't need that shit! 
This ain't no punk rock clique! 
Acceptance at the show! 
And then after the show! 

Society says that we're crazy 
With utopian unreal goals 
But we're fighting for something we truly believe 
And all I can say is I'm glad we do...we do... 
And they can say what they want...because our hearts...ARE TRUE!!! 
What we've had through these years has been so unforgettable 
And what we've had through these years has been so unbelievable 
What we've had through these years has been so unforgettable 
And what we've had through these years has been so unbelievable 

We don't need that shit! 
This ain't no punk rock clique! 
We're as one at the show, 
and one after the show! 

We don't need that shit! 
This ain't no punk rock clique! 
We're equal at the show, 
And then after the show! 

It's what we want to do! 

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8. I Don't Believe 

I learned about America from my first day in school 
Land of opportunity, land of the free 
They told us we were blessed and fortunate 
But they turned away my questions on homelessness 

I don't believe-I don't believe 

Born into a national identity 
A citizenship that defines the word "free" 
But if we're so fucking free why don't we even get a choice? 
I never choose to be a citizen, there was no choice given to make 

I don't believe-I don't believe 

I don't believe in America 
Or the "American Dream" 
I don't believe in nationalism 
We're all the same 
Until the rich old men who control the world find something they can't have 
And they send us out there to kill each other, let the rich fight their wars 
themselves 

I don't believe... 
You've got nothing to gain, by fighting for them! 

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9. Right On 

Pocatello, Idaho: "Punk rock?!?!?! Isn't that the type of music where kids cut 
each other with razor blades and knives?" 

New York, NY: "You guys were so awesome tonight.  Well actually, I'm too drunk 
to remember your set, but you're my favorite band...hee-hee" 

"RIGHT ON", that's the phrase, to the fucked up stupid things you say, 
we say: 
"RIGHT ON!    RIGHT ON!    RIGHT ON!    RIGHT ON...!" 

Newark, NJ: "If you guys think America's so bad, why don't you move to Russia?" 

Los Angeles, CA: "What do you mean you don't drink?  Drinking's my entire life. 
You gotta start drinking!" 

"RIGHT ON", that's the phrase, to the fucked up stupid things you say, 
we say: 
"RIGHT ON!    RIGHT ON!    RIGHT ON!    RIGHT ON...!" 

Pittsburgh, PA: "Anti-Flag?  That doesn't mean anti the American flag, does 
it...?" 

RIGHT ON!!! 

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10. What You Don't Know 

It's gonna take some action and some reaction from... 
....from me and you 
'Cause you gotta stand up and you gotta make demands to... 
....obtain the truth 
Time after time there are so many secret... 
....decisions made 
Where we have no choice and no representation... 
....and have to say 

It's in front of your face (It's in front of your eyes) 
But you must open your eyes, if you're to see the truth 

They try to tell us as a free we... 
....run this country 
But nobody wants to talk about the CIA files... 
....files we can't see 
"NATIONAL SECURITY" concerns a whole country but... 
....we have no say 
Our "security" blamed for our restricted freedom a game... 
....the government plays 
It's in front of your face 
(It's in front of your eyes) 
But you must open your eyes, 
If you're to see the truth 

When there are secrets that we don't know 
Then the ideal they pass as freedom in this country is a fake 
When we are left with no right or no voice to choose 
Then we're not living in a free and democratic state 

It's in front of your face 
(It's in front of your eyes) 
But you must open your eyes, 
if you're to see the truth 

It's what you don't know 

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11. Free Nation? 

State officials talk of freedom   THEY-TALK 
In this country that we live in    THEY-TALK 
Free to be harassed and be beaten by the pigs  YOUR RIGHTS-NO RIGHTS 
Till your fucking broken, crippled, or until you're fucking dead 

They pass laws unfair to gays     THEIR-WORK 
And separatist laws to keep the non-whites in their place   THEIR-WORK 
Family values as a smoke screen blowing in your face   THEIR TRUTH-NO TRUTH 
Family values isn't something that shouldn't be based on hate 

Justice presides over them, late into the night 
A blind fold covering their eyes but something isn't right... 
Under their arms there are shackles on her legs 
And the hands that once held up her scales are bound, are bound in chains 

And behind their closed doors they conspire through the night   MORE WORK-SICK 
WORK 
And they won't stop until this nation is all straight and all white 

They call it a free nation, but all it is, is a nazi nation 

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12. Outbreak 

The president got caught getting head 
So soon some people will be dead 
Iraqi bodies scattered around 
By the cluster bombs that land in their barracks and their homes 

They (i.e. U.S. Representatives) get on T.V. and openly state 
That Saddam Hussein should be removed from his place 
If anybody said that about the U.S. president 
The U.S. military would rip them a new ass 

So where is the real terrorist? 
In the Middle East or the U.S.? 
So who is the real terrorist? 
Is it Saddam Hussein or the U.S. president? 

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13. Police Story 

A black man driving down the street one day 
Pulled over by racist boys in blue in Brentwood, PA 
There's no real reason, they don't have any right 
It's just that in their eyes he's not the correct shade of white... 
Driving in a neighborhood that's reigned by whites 
Ain't healthy for a black man trying to live a lengthy life 
All those cops they walked off free, but him he's in a grave 
His name is Johnny Gammage, on of thousands they have slain 

We've got no rights... 
....when cops can kill 
It's not right... 
....we live in fear 

Patrol man cruising in his car at night 
Just looking for some homeys he can rough up in a fight 
Pulled over 3 kids in a total rage 
Next thing you know there's bodies all over the place 
His back up came & they're all acting tough 
3 kids vs. 6 or 7 cops all armed with billy clubs 
The cops they did it just cause those kids color and their age 
They say that's not the truth, but this happens every fucking day!!! 

We've got no rights... 
....when cops can kill 
It's not right... 
....we live in fear 

Fear of what you're gonna do, when a cop's talking shit to you 
Fear of what you're gonna say, when the cops come gunning your way 
Fear of what you shouldn't do, when the cops try to provoke you 
Fear that on any given day, the cops should take your life away... 

They say they're here to keep the peace... 
WHAT A BUNCH OF FUCKIN' SHIT!!! 

We've got no rights... 
....when cops can kill 
It's not right... 
....we live in fear 

TAKE BACK YOUR RIGHTS!!! 

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14. The Consumer's Song 

Don't trust them as far as you can throw them 
'Cause as strong as you may be you won't be able to move them an inch 
But you don't have to believe me go ahead and be the corporate stooge 
that they trained you to be and... 
THEN YOU'LL SEE WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR LOYALTY! 

They call it "down sizing" but that's just a backhanded saying 
For the phrase: 
"We're gonna screw you, till you're down on your knees... 
        And you better not try to complain 'cause there's another 
Hundred stiffs like you, all who'd plead...I'D KISS YOUR ASS JUST FOR A CHANCE 
TO BE A WHORE TO YOUR COMPANY!!!" 

You see it every day, everywhere, on the t.v. screen 
Each time a different face or family, but it's always the same 
"We worked here all our lives, gave them everything we had and now 
they say they're gonna move the factory, to a third world country where 
the labor is cheap." 

But the fact my friend that you don't see 
Is the money you spend on the goods they make 
Supports their methods of abuse on the third world scene 
And in your very own backyard, yes your country 

So I won't be the consumer that they want me to be 
Because the goods I own, aren't going to set me free 
So I won't buy that crap, they want to sell me 
Because the goods I own, won't set anyone free 

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15. This is NOT a Crass Song 

You're walking down the street in the middle of the day 
The sun is shinning brightly everything is quite ok 
But then you hear this song, it makes you stop and yell out, "HEY!" 
You might think that it is... 

BUT THIS IS NOT A CRASS SONG 

You might think that it is but I'm telling you it ain't! 
Although I will admit it sounds like something they might write 
It's a happy little ditty makes you stop and move you're feet 
You might think that this is... 

BUT THIS IS NOT A CRASS SONG! 

Masterpieces don't usually get written in a minute 
But this one took just seconds or even less time to pen it 
But don't be too amazed, 'cause it's just got one verse and chantin' 
Your might think that this is... 

(read this line in your best Cockney accent) 
Ahh...right...it's not a crass song is it? 

The guitar riff is real savage and it ain't on all that on time 
The vocals are so Cockney that they may just blow your mind 
And it's got made up words like "icklee", "zicklee", "vin", and "plime" 
You might think that this is... 

NO! NO! THIS IS NOT A CRASS SONG! 

We like to play it in the morning like to play it in the night 
Do yourself a favor matey, sing it instead of starting fights 
After only just one verse I'm telling you you'll feel all right 
You might think that this is... 

BUT THIS IS NOT A CRASS SONG! 

Play it when you're walking, walking down the street 
Play it when you're riding on your bike or on your feet 
Doesn't really matter 'cause it's really really neat 
You might think that this is... 

Ahhh... 

Sing it to your mommy, sing it to your dad 
Sing it to your new girl friend or the one you just had... 

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