When I was young I joined the gang I wanted some fun and to have a wild day And now the fun is over and I'm on the run Time to get serious, time to get myself a gun I started out fine, I put my life on the line I started out fine, I put my life on the line Now we know the enemy, we know the reason why We've got to fight in order to survive I stick together, make a stand, great for our clothes Time to get serious, time to teach our sons Yeah, I'm a boy that they can't play We've got to win this war, we've just got to afford to lose Stop the man at the top, break it all the rules They've been here too long, they've gone too far Time to get serious, take away the power I started out fine, I put my life on the line I started out fine, I put my life, I put my life, I put my life on the line But they threw it back in my face On the line