The Seperation of Church and Skate Songtext

von Nofx

[Father] Hey Kids!
[Kids] Hey Dad!
[Father] What'da want to do today?
[Kids] We don't know.
[Father] Wanna go to the matinee?
[Kids] NO!
[Father] Wanna go to the Amusement Park?
[Kids] NO!
[Father] Wanna go to the punk rock show?
[Kids] 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 flipping birds are not allowed
In fact lets keep noise levels down.
Must seperate the church and skate.

Why don't we put pads on the kids?
Helmets head gear and mouth pieces.
Then we could pad the floor 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
Then we could sing my country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty

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
Or 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 sticks
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
This fuckin' records are rated G

When did punk rock become so save