The Separation of Church and Skate Songtext
von NOFX

Hey kids! (Hey dad!)
What do you want to do today? (We don′t know)
Do you want to go to the matinee? (No)
Do you want to go to the amusement park? (No!)
Do you want to go to the punk rock show?
(Yeah, let's go to the punk rock show!)

Lost in a sea of combat boots
Flush the bouncers with wasted youth
When did punk rock become so safe? (When did the scene become a joke?)
The kids who used to live for beer and speed (now want their fries and coke)
Cursing and birds are not allowed
In fact let′s keep noise levels down

Must separate the church and skate


Why don't we put pads on the kids?
Helmets, head gear and mouth pieces
Then we could pad the floors and walls (put cameras inside bathroom stalls)
We make sure only nice bands play (make every show a matinee)
Teach kids to be all they can be
And we could sing my country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty (bleh!)

When did punk rock become so safe?
I know it wasn't Duane or Fletcher
Who put up the barricades
Like a stake in the heart
Somehow we got driven apart

I want conflict, I want dissent
I want the scene to represent
Our hatred of authority (our fight against complacency)
Stop singing songs about girls and love (you killed the owl you freed the dove)
Confrontation and politics (replaced with harmonies and shticks)
When did punk rock become so tame? These fucking bands all sound the same
(We want our fights we want our thugs) We want our burns we want our drugs
Where is the violent apathy? These fuckin′ records are rated G

When did punk rock become so safe?