i believe that alternative is dead   i used to be a grunge rocker man   corporate greed has choked the scene   making it all dumb and trendy   well i believe that alternative is dead   and it ain't coming back      it ain't what it used to be   all these dumb kids crowding all around me   junior highers   grabbing the flyers   going to the shows i wanna see      well i believe that we'll learn from what happened before   so all the bands we see now won't end up in a tower records store   old man's a-prowlin'   lookin' for a brand new baby face   to fill eddie vedder's job   so i believe that job's not for me   go pick on someone else      it ain't what it used to be   all these dumb kids crowding all around me   junior highers   grabbing the flyers   going to the shows i wanna see   yeah   yeah oh   whoa oh oh oh oh   whoa oh oh ohhhhh