Adapting a Punk Rock Type of Mentality
Been playing the role of a conservative do gooder for too long
Ready to take on a little bit of that devil may care attitude
Some seem to have and flourish with
No obsessing over things that cannot be controlled
Looking out for number one and taking no prisoners
Not giving a toss what the critics say on how I should behave
Time to begin behaving like a punk rocker in their glory days
Doing what was right for them and not what society dictated
Started in the 1970s as a way to rebel against disco
Also, a way to fight against the conventional norms of the time
Fighting for a purpose that went beyond checking off boxes
Accomplishing more than just getting by
Coming up with their own dress code and way of expressing themselves
Youth defying the odds of their predecessors
Sure, the era of The Sex Pistols and The Ramones reigning supreme
No longer applied, but the principle remained the same
Living above the rest of the unwashed fray; trying to be different
Breaking the rules, because they were meant to be broken
Wearing their faded leather jackets full of safety pins
Jeans torn to shreds in the knees after one too washes
Black combat boots ready to stomp on anyone who got in their way
Not literally, that would be an unnecessary felony
Allowed only at a rock concert, if they push first of course
Punk Rock music allowed men and women to come to the forefront
Women like Joan Jett were given the opportunity to rock with the best
Not that society was entirely accepting of it at the time
When her band The Runaways existed, critics were unconvinced
That girls could play rock music just as hard as men could
The band may have folded, but Jett's legacy as a solo act endured on
Creating their own unique style and outlook on life
A few raised eyebrows may come about
Nothing more, nothing less
Parents might give you some advice on how they did things
That was then; this is a totally different now
A lot more pressures abound society and all of them on television
Demanding you to do more, buy more and just be more
Knocks the wind right out of you thinking that you're not enough
Rich men in designer suits dictating what you should be doing
Like they did Jett for a good chunk of her music career
Avoided listening to their artist and looking only at the bottom line
Time to realize that not everything fits perfectly in a tiny little box
It's okay to color outside the lines.
That's where the best surprises come from in taking a chance
Punks may have been in your face, but their message wasn't
They just wanted to be themselves and everything else was secondary.
