Tuesday Poem: "White Punks on Dope" by The Tubes

Teenage, had a race for the night time
Spent my cash on every high I could find
Wasted time in every school in L.A
Gettin' loose, I didn't care what the kids say

We're white punks on dope
Mom and Dad live in Hollywood
Hang myself when I get enough rope
Can't clean up, though I know I should

White punks on dope, white punks on dope
White punks on dope, white punks on dope

Other dudes are living in the ghetto

But born in Pacific Heights
Don't seem much betto

We're white punks on dope
Mom and Dad live in Hollywood
Hang myself when I get enough rope
I can't clean up, though I know I should

White punks on dope, white punks on dope
White punks on dope, white punks on dope

 

I go crazy cause my folks are so fuckin’ rich

Have to score when I get that rich white punk itch

Sounds real classy, living in a chateau

So lonely, all the other kids will never know

We're white punks on dope
Mom and Dad live in Hollywood
Hang myself when I get enough rope
I can't clean up, though I know I should

White punks on dope, white punks on dope
White punks on dope, white punks on dope
White punks on dope, white punks on dope

by Roger Steen, Michael Evans and Bill Spooner