Verse 1 This is a song about some good friends The ones who made noise in Citizen Dick Came from the bars with a heart so loud Dreaming in flannel, screaming to the crowd Pre-Chorus Every cheap hotel, every borrowed stage Every word a spark that lit the flame Chorus You don’t know Dick They’re big in Japan You don’t know Dick They’re big in Japan Verse 2 They rode the vans through the snow and rain Dick kept the fire when the lights would fade Played for the broken, the bored, the drunk Carved his name where the misfits came Pre-Chorus Every cheap hotel, every borrowed stage Every word a spark that lit the flame Chorus You don’t know Dick They’re big in Japan You don’t know Dick They’re big in Japan Bridge Foreign streets but he owned the sound Laughing loud while the world frowned Friend to the dreamers, king of the few Dick, this song still sings for you Chorus You don’t know Dick They’re big in Japan You don’t know Dick They’re big in Japan Outro Citizen Dick, brother of the band Forever stardog, guitar in his hand
