Lyrics and translation The Tubes - I Was a Punk Before You Were a Punk
I Was a Punk Before You Were a Punk
J'étais un punk avant que tu ne sois un punk
I
Was
A
Punk
Before
You
Were
A
Punk
J'étais
un
punk
avant
que
tu
ne
sois
un
punk
Spooner/Evans/Waybill
Spooner/Evans/Waybill
It
was
a
little
city
by
the
Bay
C'était
une
petite
ville
près
de
la
baie
We
drove
our
truck
a
long
way
there
to
play
On
a
conduit
notre
camion
très
loin
pour
jouer
We
had
a
lot
of
things
to
think
about
On
avait
beaucoup
de
choses
à
penser
It
didn't
take
too
long
to
figure
out
Il
n'a
pas
fallu
longtemps
pour
comprendre
We
never
dreamed
that
it
all
would
come
true
On
n'a
jamais
rêvé
que
tout
ça
deviendrait
réalité
Never
thought
that
we'd
have
to
tell
you
On
n'a
jamais
pensé
qu'on
devrait
te
le
dire
But
if
you
ain't
found
out
we're
definitely
cool
Mais
si
tu
ne
l'as
pas
encore
compris,
on
est
vraiment
cool
We
wrote
a
song
about
some
local
boys
On
a
écrit
une
chanson
sur
des
garçons
du
coin
Who
had
Ferrari's
as
their
favorite
toys
Qui
avaient
des
Ferrari
comme
jouets
préférés
And
their
music
gave
their
lives
some
hope
Et
leur
musique
leur
donnait
un
peu
d'espoir
And
their
music
was
White
Punks
On
Dope
Et
leur
musique
était
White
Punks
On
Dope
We
wish
we
could
be
just
like
them
On
voudrait
être
comme
eux
But
they
didn't
want
to
be
friends
Mais
ils
ne
voulaient
pas
être
amis
'Cause
their
lifestyle
got
scarred
from
living
too
hard
Parce
que
leur
style
de
vie
était
marqué
par
le
fait
de
vivre
trop
durement
I
was
a
punk
before
you
were
a
punk
J'étais
un
punk
avant
que
tu
ne
sois
un
punk
You
don't
believe
me?
Just
step
outside
and
see
me
baby
Tu
ne
me
crois
pas
? Fais
un
tour
dehors
et
regarde-moi
mon
cœur
I
was
a
punk
before
you
were
a
punk
J'étais
un
punk
avant
que
tu
ne
sois
un
punk
You
want
some
action?
I'll
put
your
ass
in
traction
baby
Tu
veux
de
l'action
? Je
vais
te
mettre
au
repos
forcé
mon
cœur
I
was
a
punk
before
you
were
J'étais
un
punk
avant
toi
I
was
a
punk
before
you
J'étais
un
punk
avant
toi
I
was
a
punk
before
you
were
J'étais
un
punk
avant
toi
I
was
a
punk
before
you
J'étais
un
punk
avant
toi
We
were
a
joke
at
our
own
record
label
On
était
une
blague
chez
notre
propre
maison
de
disques
They
told
us,
"Make
a
record,
if
you're
able"
Ils
nous
ont
dit
: "Faites
un
disque
si
vous
en
êtes
capable"
They
told
us
not
to
take
too
many
chances
Ils
nous
ont
dit
de
ne
pas
prendre
trop
de
risques
And
we
pissed
away
our
big
advances
Et
on
a
gaspillé
nos
grosses
avances
The
producer
we
got
was
a
jerk
Le
producteur
qu'on
avait
était
un
abruti
But
White
Punks
was
one
song
that
worked
Mais
White
Punks
était
la
seule
chanson
qui
marchait
It
was
shot
in
the
dark
that
just
missed
the
mark
C'était
un
tir
dans
le
noir
qui
a
raté
sa
cible
We
were
surprised
when
it
caused
all
this
rage
On
a
été
surpris
quand
ça
a
provoqué
toute
cette
rage
And
they
wouldn't
let
us
take
the
stage
Et
ils
ne
voulaient
pas
qu'on
monte
sur
scène
We
knew
we
had
a
lot
of
what
it
takes
On
savait
qu'on
avait
beaucoup
de
ce
qu'il
faut
But
we
didn't
get
the
lucky
breaks
Mais
on
n'a
pas
eu
de
chance
Now
it's
all
such
a
great
big
fuss
Maintenant,
c'est
tout
un
remue-ménage
And
they
all
seem
to
copy
just
us
Et
ils
semblent
tous
copier
juste
nous
We
never
got
reimbursed
for
the
punks
that
were
first
On
n'a
jamais
été
remboursés
pour
les
punks
qui
étaient
les
premiers
I
was
a
punk
before
you
were
a
punk
J'étais
un
punk
avant
que
tu
ne
sois
un
punk
You
don't
believe
me?
Just
step
outside
and
see
me
baby
Tu
ne
me
crois
pas
? Fais
un
tour
dehors
et
regarde-moi
mon
cœur
I
was
a
punk
before
you
were
a
punk
J'étais
un
punk
avant
que
tu
ne
sois
un
punk
You
want
some
action?
I'll
put
your
ass
in
traction
baby
Tu
veux
de
l'action
? Je
vais
te
mettre
au
repos
forcé
mon
cœur
I
was
a
punk
before
you
were
J'étais
un
punk
avant
toi
I
was
a
punk
before
you
J'étais
un
punk
avant
toi
I
was
a
punk
before
you
were
J'étais
un
punk
avant
toi
I
was
a
punk
before
you
J'étais
un
punk
avant
toi
What
Do
You
Want
From
Live
What
Do
You
Want
From
Live
Goin'
Down
The
Tubes
Goin'
Down
The
Tubes
White
Punks
on
Dope
White
Punks
on
Dope
I
Was
A
Punk
Before
I
Was
A
Punk
Before
You
Were
A
Punk
You
Were
A
Punk
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Writer(s): William Spooner, John Waybill, Mike Evans
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