Who Said You Could Be Punk?

You sang a line that they didn't like Somebody says you picked the wrong side You know every record, you know every song But apparently you've been doing it wrong You show up with a jacket and a patch Somebody looks you over, then starts keeping track Wrong band, wrong year, wrong point of view Here's a list of everything you're not supposed to do You don't get to tell me what punk means You don't get to tell me what I should see You don't get to check my Spotify playlist And tell me what I'm supposed to be I don't need your stamp I don't need your test I was listening before you were born You don't get to tell me what I should like best They love the bands until somebody disagrees Then suddenly the records come with terms and fees They know who was righteous, they know who was wrong And somehow these kids were there all along You don't get to tell me what punk means You don't get to tell me what I should see You don't get to check my Spotify playlist And tell me what I'm supposed to be I don't need your stamp I don't need your test I was listening before you were born You don't get to tell me what I should like best You voted the wrong way, now your punk card's revoked You laughed at the wrong joke, now somebody's pissed off You can know every word, every riff, every name But one wrong answer means you lose the game You don't get to tell me what punk means You don't get to tell me what I should see You don't get to check my Spotify playlist And tell me what I'm supposed to be I don't need your stamp I don't need your test I was listening before you were born You don't get to tell me what I should like best Punk wasn't a test that you had to pass Nobody cared if you belonged to their caste You found a new chord and set yourself to work You didn't need permission from the approval church You played it too loud and you played it too fast You pissed off the neighbors and you got thrown out of class You figured it out as you went along You didn't need somebody telling you where you belonged You don't get to tell me what punk means You don't get to tell me what I should see You don't get to check my Spotify playlist And tell me what I'm supposed to be I don't need your stamp I don't need your test I was listening before you were born You don't get to tell me what I should like best You don't get to tell me what punk means You don't get to decide who's in You don't get to hand me your definition And call it punk because you said it is Keep your stamp Keep your test I like the music my way You can keep the rest You don't get to tell me what punk means “WHO SAID YOU COULD BE PUNK?” “WHO SAID YOU COULD BE PUNK?”