i recall back in '79 i was just a wee kid livin' in a dive didn't drink, didn't dance, didn't ever smoke hash but it changed when i heard the clash and you know i needed more so i got up and out to the record store i bought all the records i could afford an' i played em all on my stereo [Chorus:] this is a song saluting punkrockers rise and what they did to change the times but with such a lifestyle they're burnin' on both sides now they're droppin' like flies all those old punk rock guys i became a fan