Lyrics
Long, long time ago I saw this dick outside a punk rock show
Reflecting on a past encounter at a punk rock show with an unpleasant person.
He sized me up from head to toe
Feeling scrutinized by the person, possibly indicating hostility.
I think he wants to kill me
Suspecting that the person has violent intentions.
His girlfriend looked like some big piece of shit and started drooling
Describing the appearance of the person's girlfriend in a negative manner.
I think she wants to do me
Suggesting that the girlfriend is interested romantically.
So if at first you don't succeed you try and try again
Encouraging persistence despite initial failures.
I told her you're not my type
Rejecting advances, stating that the person is not interested.
I'm just here to slam
Clarifying the intention of being at the show is to enjoy the music and not engage romantically.
I've seen aggression
Referencing previous experiences with aggression.
Ill Repute just started playing the last song that they're playing
Mentioning the band "Ill Repute" playing at the show.
Cherokee people Cherokee nation
Quoting lyrics from "Cherokee Nation" by Paul Revere & The Raiders.
What comes around will go around
Expressing the idea that actions have consequences.
What they said to me will the good times be all you forget
Questioning if positive experiences will overshadow negative ones.
What comes around will go around
Reiterating the concept that actions come full circle.
What they said to me will the good times be all you regret
Wondering if the impact of negative experiences will be enduring.
So here we are again we're right back where we started at
Returning to a familiar and possibly confrontational situation.
This assholes right up in my face
Describing a confrontation with a problematic person.
I guess that's how he likes to act
Accepting the person's behavior as their preferred mode of interaction.
A broken bottle in his teeth
Depicting a potentially dangerous situation involving a broken bottle.
I think his smile's kind of sweet
Ironically finding something positive in the person's menacing smile.
He won't be fucking with me
Asserting confidence and deterring potential trouble.
So when I'm seen out at a show they step aside and let me go
Claiming respect and space at social events.
It's such a joke
Considering the situation amusing or absurd.
I'm really not that tough
Downplaying personal toughness despite the circumstances.
There is no moral to my story
Stating that there is no moral lesson in the narrator's experience.
Hit him first and stole his glory which was worse
Revealing a tactic of preemptive action for self-preservation.
I guess that's just what worked for me
Reflecting on the effectiveness of taking action first in a confrontational situation.
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