Stormin' through the party like my name was El Niño
When I'm hangin' out drinkin' in the back of an El Camino
As a kid, was a skid, and no one knew me by name
Trashed my own house party 'cause nobody came

Well, I know I'm not the one you thought you knew back in high school
Never goin', never showin' up when we had to
Attention that we crave
Don't tell us to behave
I'm sick of always hearin' "Act your age"

I don't wanna waste my time
Become another casualty of society
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity and back down

Because you don't know us at all, we laugh when old people fall
But what would you expect with a conscience so small?
Heavy metal and mullets, it's how we were raised
Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised

'Cause we like havin' fun at other people's expense, and
Cuttin' people down is just a minor offense, then
It's none of your concern
I guess I'll never learn
I'm sick of being told to wait my turn

I don't wanna waste my time
Become another casualty of society
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity and back down

Don't count on me
To let you know when
Don't count on me
I'll do it again
Don't count on me
It's the point you're missin'
Don't count on me
'Cause I'm not listenin'

Well, I'm a no-goodnick lower middle class brat
Back-pack and I don't give a shit about nothin'
You be standin' on the corner talkin' all that kufuffin
But you don't make sense from all the gas you be huffin'
'Cause if the egg don't stain, you'll be ringin' off the hook
You're on the hit list, wanted in the telephone book
I like songs with distortion
To drink in proportion
The doctor said my mom should've had an abortion

I don't wanna waste my time
Become another casualty of society
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity and back down

(Waste my time with them)
Casualty of society
(Waste my time with them)
Victim of your conformity and back down


Lyrics submitted by oofus, edited by Strombolov, HiveNode

Fat Lip Lyrics as written by Greig Nori Deryck Whibley

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  • +4
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    hey for all of you ppl trash talking sum 41, if you really hate them that much, then why are you wasting your time looking at their lyrics? Dicks. And by the way, i like canada!

    AmandaGon June 19, 2002   Link
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    To the people bashing Sum 41. This song is great. it doesn't matter what a band does with thier name or their merchandise or what they sell or anything. It's all about the music. if u like a song it doesn't matter who it's by as long as it's good. Just because they are "sell-outs" doesn't mean you like them. If u don't like this song then why did u even look it up? Don't bash on them just because they got popular. Oh... and Canada is evil!

    lizardwings182on June 19, 2002   Link
  • +1
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    Yea... This song rocks

    Davison April 26, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    i cant fin any thing wrong with this band. but wot do i know! im just a freak of society!

    fizhvamp15on February 28, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I like the lyrics. But recently the band's not so much of what I like.

    broken_soundon April 17, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    this song reminds me of me and my friends: Cause we like having fun at other peoples expense and, Cutting people down is just a minor offence then, It's none of your concern, I guess I'll never learn. I'm sick of being told to wait my turn.

    punkchevy68on May 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    At a concert, they said it was about parents..

    Pharmicopiaon May 13, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    Pretty good song too

    Pharmicopiaon May 13, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    THIS SONG ROCKS MY WORLD! hahaha... its so me and my friends theme song! muhaha! SUM 41 IS AWESOME!

    asilbaby23on May 25, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    sum 41 r poser punks. they r totaly not a punkband.

    logan_6969on May 28, 2002   Link

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