Abney Park - Rag Time Punk (Stealing from the Past) lyrics

We reached back in time to 1881
We saw the past and it looked like fun
We took their clothes and we took their style
And the rest is history

We bolted brass and we kicked some ass
Wrote some songs by the lamplight's gas
Soon our history we did defile
And made a past that couldn't be

I know what you're thinking
I know what you say
Nothing you can do but take this away
This hasn't been fun for time out of mind
So you can pack up your crap
And you can leave it behind

I know what you're thinking
I know what you say
But no point you could make
Would hold any sway
All your phony crap can't hold us down
So we packed up our bags and
We got out of town

Back in time to 1881
We saw the past and it looked like fun
We took their clothes and we took their style
And the rest is history

We bolted brass and we kicked some ass
Wrote some songs by the lamplight's gas
Soon our history we did defile
And made a past that couldn't be

I know what you're thinking
I know what you say
Nothing you can do but take this away
This hasn't been fun for time out of mind
So you can pack up your crap
And you can leave it behind

I know what you're thinking
I know what you say
But no point you could make
Would hold any sway
All your phony crap can't hold us down
So we packed up our bags and
We got out of town

Rag time punk all night long
Take a look at what you’ve got
Tell us something's wrong
Rag time punk all night long
We've got to move on

Rag time punk all night long
Guess wrote the song
Rag time punk all night long
Guess we've got to move on