Surf Rock Anthem Songtext
von Friends In Real Life

Got a letter from Pepe made me want to fuck a cop up
Free the gang out that lock-up
Instead I took a breath and wrote him back
I watched rage turn into mourning
I′ve done it before, but it still felt corny
I don't want the truth
I want the truth to sound badass
Do you remember being young
And peeing in the street
Singing songs of freedom
And doing crimes
Well, I don′t live for war any longer
I live to put my feet in the water
But I still long for glory sometimes


So if I die young, say it was the government
Even though it wasn't them
Give the kids something to believe in
Just the words to a song
But if I die young, I was probably trying to surf
Got in over my head at the spot by Rippers
Like the right wave would carry me home
But it won't

Felt so much guilt for barely writing back
Whirlwind life, tough to stay on track
I never hopped a train, and I never will
It′s not that I′m afraid of dying
Just preoccupied with all of this surviving
Dodging the violence of everyday life
Guess I was bolder as a kid
Today I'm middle-aged and don′t know shit
Still screaming"Fuck the pigs!" like I was ten, to pay the rent
It's hard to rest with guns up to our heads
Endless invoices in this system constantly profiting off our existence
There is no good plan or life hack
Grow old if you can
Half my friends weren′t given the chance
And that's the way it is for most, it seems


So if I die young, say it was the government
Even though it wasn′t them
Give the kids something to believe in
Just the words to a song
But if I die young, I was probably trying to surf
Got in over my head at the spot by Rippers
Like the right wave would carry me home
But it won't