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 & i remain that way
  and to this day, i'm still blown away
  those bands just cut me to the bone
  like the damned, the pistols & the ramones
  now we just wanna say
  they made us what we are today
  so now every time we play
  we remember those of yesterday
    [Repeat Chorus]