Social Distortion

I'm broken hearted, I'm a broken Man. Driven by anger, on that Night I ran. I had me a woman, I thought that she'd be true. Now she's gone and left me, you Know her life is through. Lonely weekends, baby lonely Nights the judge he gave me, Ninety nine to life...

1,2,3,4,5,6,7, You won't see these kids in heaven Colored hair and funny clothes They are the menace of today And they won't listen to what you say But don't forget that they're your future They're loud, They're obnoxious and proud They are conscious...

We met in the springtime When the blossoms unfold, The pastures were green And the meadows were gold Our love was in flower As summer grew on Her love like the leaves Now have withered and gone The roses have faded There's frost at my door The birds...

You say you're down on your luck hey baby, its a long, long way up hold back now, hold back your fears you say you're really down and out and you feel like there's no way out now let go now let go of your tears some more How many times have you asked yourself...

Well I'm in another state, another state of mind, I wish that I could be there right next to her This road leads to this, and this one leads to that, Her voice sends shivers down my spine. These scars in my flesh, I'm bruised and I'm bloodied Only she k...

You are so plastic you could be a Barbie Doll. You walk you talk just like them all. And, Oh how I love those pretty little curls, With shoes and skirts, who's the better girl? Anti-Fashion! Take them off! Anti-Fashion! Anti-Fashion! Take them off!...

Some people like to gamble, But you, you always lose. Some people like to rock 'n' roll, you're always singin' the blues You gotta nasty disposition, No one really knows the reason why, You gotta bad, bad reputation, Gonna hang your head down and cry... [Chor...

Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears And look at the mess I'm in A broken nose and a broken heart, An empty bottle of gin Well I sit and I pray In my broken down Chevrolet While I'm singin' to myself There's got to be another way Take away,...

Uninvited feelings, they come without warning and they stay too long I don't wanna feel, and if I run they'll be just as strong. I've been a-waiting, I'm waiting for some kind of sign, I try to separate, try to separate my body from my mind. I watch the c...

Yeah, loving Over and over again now It ain't nothing girl Till you've felt the pain Up against the wall Why does love always have to hurt? Your scratches run across my back And then a tear Dear lover I can't take the pain no more Dear lover I pick...

Every cheap hood strikes a bargain with the world And ends up making payments on a sofa or a girl Love 'n' hate tattooed across the knuckles of his hands The hands that slap his kids around 'cause they don't understand How death or glory becomes just another...

Children are taught to hate Parents just couldn't wait Some are rich and some are poor Others will just suffer more Have you ever been ashamed And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change And see them turn around Turn around They'll tr...

I'm your worn in leather jacket I'm the volume in your fucked up teenage band A bag of smokes and a six pack I'm the dreams you had walkin down the railroad tracks You and me I'm your first taste of romance I'm your first broken heart on a saturday nigh...

I know a girl who warns of the dangers of love All the pain and the anguish, the sorrow that it brings She keeps herself in a world that’s protected Her outsides are tough But inside her heart longs to sing Don’t let your walls down You might fall in love, yo...

I wake up; drink my coffee Put on my pants and comb my hair Today’s the day, I ain’t got nothing I ain’t got nothing, I ain’t got a care The sun is out; it’s shining bright The birds are singing and the skies are blue My motor runs a lover’s heartbeat...

Everybody wants a lover Nobody wants to uncover what may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past wanna go without a care pull Gardenias from her hair I think of a time we didn't have a care in the world captivated by her beauty I knew it was my life lo...

It was a moonlight mishap You lost your party hat Seems your lifestyle ain’t so worthwhile after all A heavy-hearted taxi ride Then a walk on the wild side Did your guardian angel let you down? Gonna lay low and play it straight It’s time to rejuvenate...

Spent my whole life, yeah Looking for something What it was, I'm not really sure I looked for happiness But only found sorrow Then I realized how to unlock that door, yeah, yeah, yeah So you think you've got it figured out It don't come easy Maybe jus...

An hour of anger an hour of love, This hour of confusion as I look above. Death life as I've never seen before, One more trip like that I'm in the mental ward. These sights sounds are all around me, They grasp and they don't let go. The sirens, the crie...

When I grow up, gonna be a star Gonna sing my songs and play my guitar, I’m ready Gonna change the world, gonna turn the page Gonna say what I feel, let out this rage, get ready We’re going down, down to the streets below Gonna sing the songs of the stre...

When I was young, I was so full of fear I hid behind anger, Held back the tears It was me against the world, I was sure that I'd win The world fought back, Punished me for my sins I felt so alone, So insecure, I blamed you instead And ma...

Last nite a whore- found murdered in the streets... the skid row bums are just waking up A politician, caught holding drugs A friend who's left us in a suicidal way. No-one said life would be easy, Doesn't mean that much to me. A crash-a bash-up on Hig...

Well, baby used to stay out all night long She made me cry, she done me wrong She hurt my eyes open, that's no lie Tables turn and now her turn to cry Because I used to love her, but it's all over now Because I used to love her, but it's all over now W...

I was born the king of fools Most people think I'm just a playboy breaking rules But they don't know that when it comes around to love, I always lose That's why I call myself the king of fools I was born never to care But now I want a love that I can share I...

A question of morals, black market love Street survivors for another cause Family traditions of another kind- Challenging politics with payoffs twice a month Too much is not enough and enough is just too much Not afraid of one man, not afraid of ten Like a p...

I've been in love, but now I'm waiting Don't ever want to worry about a thing I sit at home and I wonder Will I rise or will I go under Let it be me - if you're lonely Let it be me - your one and only Let it be me - to satisfy you Let it be me - if you're fee...

When pressures up and the stress is high And I wanna bid this world good bye I’m gonna bury my frustrations Grab some of life’s satisfactions Yeah I’m gonna live before I die I try to find some peace of mind When my life’s treating me unkind yeah Pain will be...

Picked up by the police, only seventeen. What did he do, what did he say? His father left him as a little boy, His mother tunred tricks just to buy his toys. 72 hour evaluation Immediate psychiatric help But Johnny wasn't crazy He was just an angry boy Years l...

Well I’m a gangster 1934 Junkies, Winos, Pimps & Whores And all you men, women and kids best get out the way I just left your town, took all your loot, bought a pink carnation and a pinstripe suit, a hopped-up V8 Ford and some two-tone shoes And I...

Mommy's little monster dropped out of school Mommy's little monster broke all the rules He loves to go out drinking with the boys He loves to go out and make some noise He doesn't wanna be a doctor Or a lawyer getting fat and rich He's 20 years old and h...

You beat us up when we're alone Come back later and then you're gone Now you're tucked away in your bed And I've got stitches in my head Cause you didn't like my looks Cause I'm not in the fashion books Admit it, you had some fun, Just remember, I'm no...

Caroline laughs and It's raining all day She loves to be one of the girls She lives in the place In the side of our lives Where nothing is Ever put straight She turns herself round And she smiles and she says 'This is it' 'That's the end of the joke' And los...

Well, I'm goin' to a place where the tough guys go And come out even tougher A place where a man don't show his feelings A place where a man don't cry Well, they say I'm bein' punished And they say I can be reformed But some day I'll return Did they re...

When I was young I was invincible I found myself not thinking twice I never thought about no future It's just a roll of the dice But the day may come when you've got something to lose And just when you think you're done paying dues You say to yourself "Dear,...

Love is a burning thing And it makes a fiery ring Bound by one's desire I fell down into a ring of fire Chorus: I fell into a burning ring of fire Went down down down and the flames went higher It burns burns burns that ring of fire that ring of fire...

Everywhere she goes people turn their heads She's a knockout Everyone wishes she was in their beds She's a knockout When guys see her comin' they start spending their money She's a knockout But don't you know I'm the only one who can call her honey She's a kno...

I've sung the blues, For every broken hearted lovesick dream For you, I've paid my dues, Workin' hard-sweat, blood and tears for you. So far away, so far away, so far away So far away, so far away, so far away I've had it all, And lost it all in one blackout...

Sometimes I like you and sometimes I don't, I feel like I'm gonna and then I won't. Sometimes I wanna live to see a hundred, other times I wanna lay down and die. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't Sometimes I do and som...

Well, I remember when we were young And you said that I was done Well, I walked the long boulevard My head hanging down And the word out on the street I was back up on my feet I was fighting the same old wars Had to even up the score And I’m still alive and I...

High school seemed like such a blur, I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections. And in class I dreamed all day, 'bout a rock 'n' roll weekend. And the girl in the front of the room, So close yet so far y'know she never seemed to notice, T...

Well I love the sound when I smash the glass, If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass. My mommy's worried about the way I drink, My daddy can't figure out the way I think. They wake me up, tell me, "to get to work," I slam the door, say, "shut up you je...

I'll be vigilant, I'll be silent Yes, know one will know. You want something for nothing, A toast on your grave!! "I just wanna give you the CREEPS!!" Run and hide when I'm on the streets, Your fears and your tears I'll taunt you in your sleep!! "I ju...

As i'm looking back on broken down dreams heartbreaks and memories that i've had i made it through the hard times and came back a stronger man but this time darling it's just not the same down the lonely stairs w/ a suitcase in my hand misery can be...

Under my thumb' the girl Who once had me down Under my thumb's the girl Who once fucked me around It's down to me The way she does when she stole the truth out of me Change has come, she's under my thumb Under my thumb's The squirmin' dog who's just had her d...

At last we meet again dear God, hear the angels sing The funerals are nicer when we know you're there, when the angels sing Sometimes I try so hard, to understand the things you do Who am I to question you when it all comes down? Hear the angels sing. Stand u...

Winners and losers, turn the pages of my life We're beggars and choosers, with all the struggles and the strife I got no reason to turn my head and look the other way We're good and we're evil, which one will I be today? There's saints and sinners Life's...

There was a time when you were proud You looked up to me with big eyes And I could do no wrong There’s something inside That’s clearly tearing both of us apart Oh, there’s something inside I wonder where you are tonight And what you did with your day...