VERSE 1

Who do I gotta kill to get a drink around this place?

And whose ass do I gotta kiss so that you'll listen to this song?

And how long will it take before I'm begging them to put their hooks in me

and get me settled as some company's pet rebel

You'll be playing by the rules when it's the only game in town

'Cause if you're looking for rebellion you can get it by the pound

So ...





CHORUS

We'll be playing songs about girls and cars

'Cause sometimes that's all you need

And we won't get far in these dives and bars

But we'll get three drinks for free





VERSE 2

So crank your amp up to eleven, it won't even make a dent

It's pretty hard to change the world when you're just trying to make rent

And by the time you take the mic, your time is up and passion's spent

And we're just one more surly band of screaming, pissed-off pseudo youths

On the wrong wave of nostalgia and too broke for matching suits

So if you cut away the bluster you can get down to the truth

That ...





(CHORUS)





BRIDGE

'Cause the problem with an anthem is the details all get lost

And the problem with a hero is they're selling them at cost

And when this song's in a commercial, baby, here's the line they'll cut:

"It's A Beautiful World

But Not For Me"

'Cause if you ever were a threat they'd have already pulled the plug





So...





(CHORUS x 2)