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Here Come the Punk Police (With Friends Like These)

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lyrics

So now you got yourself a job
and you bought your own car.
You canceled your subscription to MRR.
And your new hairstyle is too sedate.
The Punk Police are on their way.

You're doing well in school, and your parents are proud.
You find yourself hanging out with the "normal" crowd.
And your membership card expires today.
The Punk Police are on their way.

It's just a different-colored flag you pledge allegiance to
(Big Brother's watching you),
a more pathetic deity to which you pray.
The Punk Police are on their way.

We heard you saying capitalism isn't so bad;
we heard you saying anarchy was just a fad;
we heard a major label called you up the other day;
the Punk Police are on their way.

The rules for our rebellion are written in stone.
complete with ten commandments
and our own dress code.
if you're convicted of normality, we'll put you away.
The Punk Police are on their way.

It's just a different kind of gang
you sell your selfhood to
(Big Brother's watching you),
a more pathetic deity to which you pray.
The Punk Police are on their way.

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from Jabberwocky, released July 5, 1995
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lyrics and vocals by Joe Rybicki

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whatever... Cleveland, Ohio

whatever... was a Cleveland band in the 1990s. We opened for lots of great acts (e.g., Jawbox, Bosstones, Samiam) and even had a following of our own. Really, if you went to a Cleveland punk show in the mid-'90s, chances are pretty good you saw us. This is the stuff we were playing early on.

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