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!