Frank Turner - Back in the Day lyrics

When I was just a skinny lad
On holiday by the sea
I met a girl in a Rancid shirt
And a tape she gave to me
With the Black Flag First Four Years
And the Minor Threat Discography
And punk rock saved my life
Going down the Red Eye back in 1998
Hanging out with Household Names and
Staying out too late
This angry adolescent found an
Outlet for his hate
And punk rock saved my life

The vision wasn’t perfect and we
Knew it all along
We dressed like fucking idiots and
Got our facts all wrong
But everyone must needs be an
Extremist when they’re young
Fucking with your parents makes you
Grow up big and strong
Folding zines and record sleeves while
Sitting round at home
Flicking through the catalogues and
Distros at the shows
Circle pit's and sing-a-longs
Come on let’s fucking go
And punk rock saved my life

That little dream is over
It was never going to last
Everybody’s moved along and it’s
All in the past but when I was just 16 I
Pinned my colours to the mast
And punk rock’s in the ink that’s in my skin
The attitude in every song I sing
And we didn’t change the world, we didn’t win
We probably didn’t even save my life
It’s true
But, I bet we had a better time than you