Roots Radicals

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Lars Frederiksen] Took the 60 bus Out of downtown Campbell Ben Zanotto, he was on there He was waitin' for me All the punk rockers And the moon stompers Are out on the corners Where they're sparin' for change I started thinkin' You know I started drinkin' I don't really 'member too much of that day Somethin' struck me funny When we ran out of money Where do you go now When you're only fifteen? [Pre-Chorus: Lars Frederiksen] With the music execution and the talk of revolution It bleeds in me And it goes [Chorus] Give 'em the boot The roots, the radicals Give 'em the boot You know I'm a radical Give 'em the boot The roots reggae on my stereo [Verse 2: Tim Armstrong] The radio was playin' Desmond Dekker was singin' On the 43 bus As we climb up the hill Nothin' in common but the reggae drummin' And we all come from unlovin' homes (I said) "Why even bother?" and I picked up a bottle Mr. bus driver, please let these people on Rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl My blurry vision saw nothin' wrong [Pre-Chorus: Lars Frederiksen] With the music execution and the talk of revolution It bleeds in me And it goes [Chorus] Give 'em the boot The roots, the radicals Give 'em the boot You know I'm a radical Give 'em the boot The roots reggae on my stereo [Bridge] On my stereo Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 3: Lars Frederiksen & Tim Armstrong] Took the 60 bus Out of downtown Campbell Ben Zanotto, he was on there He was waitin' for me All the punk rockers And the moon stompers Are out on the corners Where they're sparin' for change Yeah, the radio was playin' Desmond Dekker was singin' On the 43 bus as we climb up the hill Rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl My blurry vision saw nothin' wrong [Pre-Chorus: Lars Frederiksen] With the music execution and the talk of revolution It bleeds in me And it goes [Chorus] Give 'em the boot The roots, the radicals Give 'em the boot You know I'm a radical Give 'em the boot The roots reggae on my stereo Give 'em the boot The roots, the radicals Give 'em the boot You know I'm a radical Give 'em the boot The roots reggae on my stereo