They say don't write about writing but they also say to write what you know
I thought up the idea for this song front row at a punk rock show

Always wanted a punk band but I guess I really can't sing
Always wanted a punk band but you know I don't play a thing
Always wanted a punk band but I guess it wasn't in the cards
Always wanted a punk band, they say it ain't that hard

I wanted to play guitar, didn't take long to give up
Didn't want to work hard so they could tell me I sucked
And now that I realized that's stupid I'm all out of time
But I'm full of reason, so I just write and I rhyme
So I'm a rapper now, don't have my cool punk band
Stolen instrumentals cover everything in my plan
I can genre hop as long as I've still got my voice
Anything is possible for me so now I've got my choice

But I still want a punk band, but I guess I really can't sing
I still want a punk band, but you know I don't play a thing
I still want a punk band, but I guess it wasn't for me
I still want a punk band, though it borders on a need

Always wanted a punk band but I guess I really can't sing
Always wanted a punk band but you know I don't play a thing
Always wanted a punk band but I guess it wasn't in the cards
Always wanted a punk band, they say it ain't that hard

So why don't you tell me about the passions you lost
And why you abandoned them, was it worth all the cost?
I left my dreams at the door when I checked in for some sleep
Woke up years later with nothing of my own to keep
I stole the towels and bolted, bought a shiny guitar
Down payment: Nostalgia, and a will to go far
I wrote the songs in such haste and wore out my head
Leave the rapping behind, I'm in a punk band instead

What's stopping me? Real life gets in the way
But I forgot that we can choose what we do with our days
And they say that work governs because bills gotta get paid
But my life is worth more than the sum of the paychecks I made
So resignation is nigh, I'm coming up from this dream
The sequence still in motion, but it's picking up steam
And when I wake up in that hotel room ready to run
I'll pick up that guitar and be ready to go have some fun

Always wanted a punk band but I guess I really can't sing
Always wanted a punk band but you know I don't play a thing
Always wanted a punk band but I guess it wasn't in the cards
Always wanted a punk band, they say it ain't that hard

But I still want a punk band, but I guess I really can't sing
I still want a punk band, but you know I don't play a thing
I still want a punk band, but I guess it wasn't for me
I still want a punk band, though it borders on a need

Don't tell me that I can't do it
If I want to I'll pursue it
If it ain't passion, it ain't music
I can't sing, so fucking what, screw it

Did you ever want to start a band? Well then DO THAT SHIT
Did you ever want to write a book? Well then DO THAT SHIT
Did you ever want to cook a meal? Well then DO THAT SHIT
The hardest part is starting, trust me, if I can do it you can do it
Did you ever want to paint something? Well then DO THAT SHIT
Did you ever want to knit a scarf? Well then DO THAT SHIT
Did you ever want to make a film? Well then DO THAT SHIT
The hardest part is starting, trust me, if I can do it you can do it

Always wanted a punk band but I guess I really can't sing
Always wanted a punk band but you know I don't play a thing
Always wanted a punk band but I guess it wasn't in the cards
Always wanted a punk band, they say it ain't that hard

But I still want a punk band, but I guess I really can't sing
I still want a punk band, but you know I don't play a thing
I still want a punk band, but I guess it wasn't for me
I still want a punk band, I'll do it anyway, see?