[00:00.00]I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1977) - The Tubes
[00:10.23]Written by：Fee Waybill/William Edmond Spooner/Roger A Steen
[00:20.46]It was a little city by the bay
[00:23.69]We drove our truck a long way there to play
[00:26.79]We had a lot of things to think about
[00:29.28]It didn't take too long to figure out
[00:32.12]We never dreamed that it all would come true
[00:34.99]Never thought that we'd have to tell you
[00:37.64]But if you ain't found out we're definitely cool
[00:41.16]We wrote a song about some local boys
[00:43.73]Who had ferrari's as their favorite toys
[00:46.54]And their music gave their lives some hope
[00:49.43]And their music was white punks on d**e
[00:52.20]We wish we could be just like them
[00:54.79]But they didn't want to be friends
[00:57.50]'Cause their lifestyle got
[00:59.13]Scarred from living too hard
[01:01.51]I was a punk before you were a punk
[01:04.53]You don't believe me
[01:05.58]Just step outside and see me baby
[01:07.14]I was a punk before you were a punk
[01:10.17]You want some action
[01:11.27]I'll put your a** in traction baby
[01:12.93]I was a punk before you were
[01:15.40]I was a punk before you
[01:18.03]I was a punk before you were
[01:20.73]I was a punk before you
[01:39.60]We were a joke at our own record label
[01:43.02]They told us
[01:43.71]Make a record
[01:44.23]If you're able
[01:45.74]They told us not to take too many chances
[01:48.71]And we pissed away our big advances
[01:51.16]The producer we got
[01:52.59]Was a jerk
[01:53.74]But white punks was one song that worked
[01:56.32]It was shot in the dark that just missed the mark
[01:59.90]We were surprised when it caused all this rage
[02:03.08]And they wouldn't let us take the stage
[02:05.28]We knew we had a lot of what it takes
[02:08.49]But we didn't get the lucky breaks
[02:11.25]Now it's all such a great big fuss
[02:13.57]And they all seem to copy just us
[02:16.62]We never got reimbursed for the punks that were first
[02:20.41]I was a punk before you were a punk
[02:23.36]You don't believe me
[02:24.67]Just step outside and see me baby
[02:26.20]I was a punk before you were a punk
[02:28.82]You want some action
[02:30.01]I'll put your a** in traction baby
[02:31.58]I was a punk before you were
[02:34.29]I was a punk before you
[02:37.04]I was a punk before you were
[02:39.68]I was a punk before you
[02:43.25]I was a punk before you were
[02:45.76]I was a punk before you
[02:48.35]I was a punk before you were
[02:50.90]I was a punk before you
[02:54.46]I was a punk before you were
[02:57.01]I was a punk before you
[02:59.67]I was a punk before you were
[03:02.25]I was a punk before you