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Since i won't have a radio when riding........

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I wanted to provide some lyrics from my Favorite Band- Social Distortion.
A group formed in Orange County, CA- Social Distortion has been so important to the punk scene over the decades!

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
And for the most up to date info on Social D- visit thier website @

www.socialdistortion.com
"Born to Lose and Destined to Fail"

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Reach for the Sky

When I was young I was invincible,
I find myself now thinking twice,
I never thought about no future,
its just the roll of the dice.

But the day may come when you've got something to lose,
and just when you think you're done paying dues
And you say to yourself, dear God what Have I done?
And hope its not too late 'cause tomorrow may never come.

[Chorus:]
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come

Yesterday is history and tomorrow's a mystery
But baby right now, its just about you and me,
You can run you can hide, just like Bonnie and Clyde
Reach for the sky ain't never gonna die,
and I thank the Lord for the love I have found
and hold you tight cause tomorrow may never come.

[Chorus]
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come

So if you please take this moment
Try if you can make it last
Don't think about no future and just forget about the past
and make it last.

[Chorus]
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
"Born to Lose and Destined to Fail"

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Highway 101

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Take a drive baby up the coast, yeah highway 101
I'll pass Ventura and Santa Barbara too, just as fast as my motor runs
Gotta pocket full of memories, some happy and some are sad
Gotta girl standing by my side through the good times and the bad.

Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain,
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains

Sick boy, sick girl, looking nice dressed up on a Saturday night
Take a walk downtown for a while and chase the pale moonlight
I can still hear the mission bells and the train rolling through your town
Gonna leave this world behind, we're Southern California bound.

Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain,
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains
Follow the palm trees under the California sun
I believe in love now, I believe in love again[/b]
"Born to Lose and Destined to Fail"

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"Death Or Glory"[Originally by The Clash]

Every cheap hood strikes a bargain with the world
And ends up making payments on a sofa or a girl
Love 'n' hate tattooed across the knuckles of his hands
The hands that slap his kids around 'cause they don't understand

How death or glory becomes just another story

'N' every gimmick hungry yob digging gold from rock 'n' roll
Grabs the mike to tell us he'll die before he's sold
But i believe in this-and it's been tested by research
That he who messes around nun will later join the church

How Death or glory becomes just another story

We're gonna march a long way, we're gonna travel a long time
We're gonna travel over mountains, we're gonna travel over seas
We're gonna fight you brother, we're gonna fight 'til you lose
We're gonna raise trouble, we're gonna raise hell
We're gonna fight you brother, we're gonna raise hell

How death or glory becomes just another story

From every dingy basement on every dingy street
I hear every dragging handclap over every dragging beat
That's just the beat of time-the beat that must go on
If you been trying for years-then we already heard your song

How death or glory becomes just another story
"Born to Lose and Destined to Fail"

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Ball And Chain

Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears
And look at the mess I'm in
A broken nose and a broken heart,
An empty bottle of gin
Well I sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
Well I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I've searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life
A brand new car and a brand new suit
I even got me a little wife
But wherever I have gone
I was sure to find myself there
You can run all your life
But not go anywhere

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
Well I'm sick and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room
I spent all my money
I've been drinkin' since half past noon
Well I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail
Times are hard getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
Well I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
"Born to Lose and Destined to Fail"

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Story Of My Life

High school seemed like such a blur,
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections.
And in class I dreamed all day,
Of a rock 'n' roll weekend

And the girl in the front of the room,
So close yet so far y'know she never seemed to notice
That this silly schoolboy crush
Wasn't just pretend.

Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
Story of my life

And I went down my old neighborhood
The faces have all changed there's no one left to talk to
And the pool hall I loved as a kid
Is now a Seven Eleven

I went downtown to look for a job
I had no training, no experience to speak of.
I looked at the holes in my jeans
And turned and headed back.

Good times come and good times go,
I only wish the good times would last a little longer.
I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end.

So I sit at the edge of my bed
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw love song.
Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back.

Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
Story of my life
"Born to Lose and Destined to Fail"

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Let It Be Me

I've been in love, but now I'm waiting
Don't ever want to worry about a thing
I sit at home and I wonder
Will I rise or will I go under

Let it be me-if you're lonely
Let it be me-your one and only
Let it be me-to satify you
Let it be me-if your feelin' blue

I've seen you around but you don't know me
I've watched your life but can't always see
I'll try and I'll try girl to love you
And when we die you will have loved too

Let it be me-if you're lonely
Let it be me-your one and only
Let it be me-to satify you
Let it be me-if your feelin' blue

You know your friends talk bad about me
Your folks say it's not suppose to be
You know girl your life is going by fast
Try to make it last
"Born to Lose and Destined to Fail"

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Social Distortion is an excellent band.

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I had'nt heard of Social Distortion until several years ago. I saw them on MTV way back when they actually played music videos. Immediately I was impressed. I'm not sure you and I would have the same musical tastes, but on this one I agree... they are great.

I'm 53 and grew up on the Beatles, Animals, Stones, Doors, Neil Young, ... in later years I became a total devotee of Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson, also appreciated INXS, The Clash, Midnight Oil, U2, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and more. More recently I've been impressed by Mark Knopfler's work on American "roots" themes.

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hey JackM50

I love Social D- grew up w/ them in So. Cal and miss them horribly!
Saw them bacn in 1990 at the Hollywood Paladium for a benefit show.
Next time i saw them was this past september 2005 @ House of Blues in Chicago.
Trying to get out to LA to see them at the HOB anaheim if possible in the next few weeks!

I think the most important thing is that music hopefully takes us to a better place..a place where we can reflect....enjoy, get inspired or simply help pass the time!
I dig your music too and have been listening to lots of international stuff. As for Social D- most of thier songs is almost a mirror reflection of my life.
Mike Ness ( Lead Singer) simply states life how it is. Sometimes its good and many times its bad. And nothing is more genuine and beutiful when you can simply tell the truth from a place inside thats not always so pretty!
"I've never wanted to be perfect......i simply wanted to be a man"
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Cheating at Solitar

You can lie to yourself, you can lie to the world
You can lie to the one you call your girl
You can humble yourself to the hearts that you stole
Wondering who’s gonna love you when you grow old?

With a fistful of courage and a heart full of rage
I realized I’d locked myself in a cage
I’ll be the one standing there with the watery eyes
I’ll be the fool in the mirror asking you whyasking why

When I got to the end of my dirty rainbow
And I found that there was no pot of gold
Well, I learned that I was empty and not quite as strong
For I had robbed my heart and cheated my soul

Look for the one with the watery eyes
I’ll be the fool in the mirror asking you why
Cursing lovers in a warm tender embrace
Scoffing at the world and the whole human race
"Born to Lose and Destined to Fail"

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