up in the morning, and out to school

mother says there'll be no work next year

qualifications was the golden rule

are now just pieces of paper



just because you're better than me

doesnt mean i'm lazy

just because you're going forwards

doesnt mean i'm going backwards



well if you look the part well then you get the job

last years trousers and your old school shoes

truth is son its a buyers market

they can afford to pick and choose



just because your better than me

doesnt mean im lazy

just because i dress like this

doesnt mean im a communist



well the factories are closin and the armys full

i dont know what im going to do

but ive come to see in the land of the free

there's only room for a chosen few



just because you're better than me

doesnt mean i'm lazy

just because your going forwards

doesnt mean im going backwards



well at 21 your at top of the scrap heap

but 16 you were top of your class

well i dropped outa high school in campbell calif.

got a guitar and i never looked back



just because your better than me

doesnt mean im lazy

just because i dress like this

doesnt mean i'm a communist



-lars frederickson and the bastards