A Streetkid Named Desire Lyrics by Bad Religion

(from the album The New America)

A Streetkid Named Desire Lyrics

Well, it was punk-fifteen in the morning
And it was time to stand my ground
And as the gawks and stares bombarded me
You know, I didn't even hear a sound
No one gave a damn
If I was there or away
If I died and went to hell,
They'd throw a party on my grave
And they'd all say
"this kid is just a fool, he'll never be cool
They might as well just ship him off
To some other school"
Plain destitute
Just a little too guilty, just a little too soon
That day was just like any other day
No work, and no pay
I knew that paradise was some other place
And I'd get there another day
I will find it before I expire
''cause I've got the desire
Well, it was punk-fifteen in the evening
And it was time to set the town on fire
I saw my boots and my hair
As reflected in the mirror
Reveal a streetkid named desire
I didn't give a damn
Because I was just dying to be
And as the hollywood street scene
Left it's mark on me
I changed from a boy into a man
I said "never again!"
I stuck out my chin when I should have ran
Shit in the fan
I was driven so hard
By the sound of my heart
But that day was just like any other day
No work, and no pay
I knew that paradise was some other place
And I'd get there another day
I will find it before I expire
''cause I've got the desire
When the walls surround
In deeper shades of blue
And there's no voice of reason inside you
And you search for meaning
On an empty shelf
Then you're always dreaming
Of somewhere else
Today is just like any other day
No fear, no restraint
I know that paradise is some other place
And I will get there another day
You can come with me,
No conditions or fares
Somehow, somewhere,
I will find it before I expire,
''cause I've got the desire

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Other Lyrics from The New America

1. 1000 Memories Lyrics
2. A World Without Melody Lyrics
3. Believe It Lyrics
4. Don't Sell Me Short Lyrics
5. I Love My Computer Lyrics
6. Let It Burn Lyrics
7. New America Lyrics
8. The Hopeless Housewife Lyrics
9. There Will Be a Way Lyrics
10. Whisper in Time Lyrics

Other Bad Religion Albums

• Tested (Live) Lyrics
• Soundtrack Exclusives & Rarities Lyrics
• Bad Religion Lyrics
• How Could Hell Be Any Worse Lyrics
• Into The Unknown Lyrics
• Back To The Known Lyrics
• No Control Lyrics
• Suffer Lyrics
• Against The Grain Lyrics
• Generator Lyrics
• Recipe For Hate Lyrics
• Stranger Than Fiction Lyrics
• All Ages Lyrics
• The Gray Race Lyrics
• No Substance Lyrics
• No Substance (B-Sides) Lyrics
• The Empire Strikes First Lyrics
• The Process Of Belief Lyrics
• New Maps of Hell Lyrics

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