Paying to Play

I've lived in a van and I've lived in a tree
 Never did what anyone expected of me
 I ate at soup kitchens and I slept in squats
 Abandoned buildings and parking lots
 I borrowed money and played for free
 Living in america in poverty
 Pay! Paying to play!
 Pay! Paying! Paying to play!
 Pay! Paying to play!
 Pay! Paying! Paying to play!
 But a tour or a show was always in the works
 With coc, the dks, or the circle jerks
 We would play for beer, for food, and for gas
 Eating government cheese and trading blood for cash
 I was always hungry, tense and weird
 Trench coat, mange, half a beard
 I slept on park benches and I'll never forget
 The cold and rain and all the shit
 Everyone with money and me with none
 When you don't have any, it's not much fun
 Pay! Paying to play!
 Pay! Paying! Paying to play!
 Pay! Paying to play!
 Pay! Paying! Paying to play!