Grow Up (1990)



1.   Squid Omelet
2.   Love Love Love
3.   BooBarella
4.   I Met Her at the Rat
5.   I'll Be True To You
6.   Burger King Queen
7.   Junk Freak
8.   Gay Boy
9.   Rambo Rat
10.   I Don't Wanna Get Involved With You
11.   Goodbye California
12.   Strip Search

"Love Love Love"
 
I'm just a stupid kid and I get my kicks
But she left me and it hit me like a ton of bricks

I'm crying, yeah
I'm dying, yeah
And I'm never ever smiling again
See I didn't need the girl and I seemed tough
She left me and I'm taking it a little rough
I'm shattered, yeah
I'm cracked up, yeah
And I'm never ever smiling again

I didn't like her anyway,
she'd talk all night and talk all day
I didn't like her anyway,
She'd talk all night, and talk all day away
Trouble, trouble
it was all she was looking for
So look at all the girls who pass me by
And all the jerks who catch their eye
You know it makes me so sick yeah
Here I sit with no one near, a crying in my beer
Love, love, love just ain't a game I play
Oh no, love, love, love just ain't a game I play

Sit right down take a look at me
I know I'm gonna lose it at the count of three
I'm dying, yeah
I'm crying, yeah
And I'm never ever smiling again
See I didn't need the girl and I seemed tough
She left me and I'm taking it a little rough
I'm shattered, yeah
I'm cracked up, yeah
And I'm never ever smiling again

"BooBarella"
 
BooBarella, it's funny that's her name
Since I've seen her, I've never been the same
I saved up from mowing all those lawns
To buy Tina Turner records that she wants
Wouldn't it be neat, wouldn't it be sweet
If she was serving me beer all day long
Don't ask me where i've been all day
Because you already know what I'll say

Boo-Boo-Boo-BooBarella, Boo-Boo-Boo-BooBarella
Boo-Boo-Boo-wontcha' be my girl

BooBarella you turned my head around
You know you got my heart all upside down
I saved up from mowing all those lawns
To buy Tina Turner records that she wants
Wouldn't it be neat, wouldn't it be sweet
If she was serving me beer all day long
Don't ask me where i've been all day
Because you already know what I'll say

[Chorus to end]

"I Met Her at the Rat"
 
I'm really goo-goo over you,
I'm mentally retarded too
I lost my brain, and I don't know where
Somewhere down in Kenmore square
Look mom and dad, I think this one's OK
She's a punk rocker, hey what can I say
So let's get moving, the girls, so groovy
Oh yeah, she really knows where it's at

I met her at the Rat

She cheers me up when I'm feeling blue
Looks for me and does my laundry
And here I am kissing those lips
Here I am pumping those hips
Look mom and dad, I think this one's OK
She's a punk rocker, hey what can I say
So let's get moving, the girls, so groovy
Oh yeah, she really knows where it's at

[Chorus to end]

"Burger King Queen"
 
Well I was making the scene at the local Burger King
And you know the girls were looking real cool
Needed a girl and how, and said oh wow
There's just the chick for me
And I know she must think that I'm screwed
That I'm only interested in food
But when I looked deep into her eyes
I wanted more than a burger and fries

Well she's my Burger King Queen
Burger King Queen, Burger King Queen
And she's everything to me
etc, etc,

So anyway, anyhow, holy cow, what the heck's a sucker to do
And I was thinking out loud and I said oh wow
There's just the chick for me
And I know she must think that I'm screwed
That I'm only interested in food
But when I looked deep into her eyes
I wanted more than a burger and fries

[Chorus]

"Junk Freak"
 
We're not the Titanics and we'renot the Voodoo Dolls
We're not Buullet LaVolta and we ain't 8-balls
We're not as famous as the Pixies or the Bags
Hey, we may be the Queers but we ain't no fags

I keep hoping you'll wake up, ya losers
Use what's left of your brain
You don't have to tell me how great you are
Ya stupid, stupid, stupid kid

Ya junk freak etc, etc

This guitar wasn't paid for by my mom and my dad
I'm not a college boy in a band, pretending I'm bad
See I'm a loser, a fuckup, and an asshole just like you
In my punk rock band thinking I'm so cool

[Chorus]

My girlfriend's never satisfied no matter what I do
Well listen baby, I'm not too impressed with you
I'm sorry we're not as famous as Gang Green
We are the Queers and my name's Joe King

[Chorus]

"Gay Boy"
 
I once knew a guy, and his name was Jim.
He used to like me, but I didn't like him.
He told me that he'd really like to go in bed.
He told me that he'd like to give me viscious head.

He's a gay boy, boy toy, jerk off, a fuck up.
His boyfriend says, "Come live with me."
His boyfriend says, "Come and make the scene."
His mom and dad are awful proud.
It's perfectly acceptable to be a gay boy,
Boy toy, jerk off, fuck up.

"Rambo Rat"
 
I wish I was back in Vietnam
Killing all those gooks for Uncle Sam
Living in Boston just don't pay
There's no surfing in Dorchester Bay
Kill or be killed, It's dog eat dog
Kill or be killed, it's dog eat dog
My name, they call me Rambo Rat
My machine gun and me know where it's at
My name, they call me Rambo Rat
My name, they call me Rambo Rat
Rambo Rat, Rambo Rat, Rambo Rat, Rambo Rat
I think I took a bullet in the head
I used to have some friends, they called me Fred
Getting all fucked up, the ills
The cocaine, the heroin, the pills

[Chorus]

[Mean Guitar solo]

[Repeat first verse to end]

"I Don't Wanna Get Involved With You"
 
Thinkin', drinkin', talkin', squawking,
And hanging out all day
Never ever doing nothing, and you know it's not my way baby
I never ever met a girl like you
I know I like you and you know it's true

And I don't want to get involved with you
I know I'm stupid, but I'm sure not dumb
I kinda like you, you may be the one

Now I've found a reason to keep living, and it's you
I found a reason to keep doing the things that I wanna do baby
I never ever met a girl like you
I kinda like you and you know it's true

[Chorus again till end]

"Goodbye California"
 
I'm gonna shake, I'm gonna shimmy too
I'm gonna shake, I'm gonna really move
I'm gonna ride my skateboard all the way
I really dig your beaches and the girls they're all peaches
Yeah, Black's beach is such a cool break too
I don't know why I'm living this way
Must have coppertone on my brain
It's really fun out in the sun
I fight the mob out in the smog
But you can keep old Californ-i-a
And when you fall into the sea
Don't you look for me, I'll be in Boston Hey Hey Hey

I guess I'm not hip to your kind of trip
Your tans don't mean shit to me

[Chorus]

So goodbye California
It's been really nice
Goodbye California, Goodbye California
Make up or die

[Mean Guitar solo]

I'm going back home to see the Ramones
Get your ass off the phone, let's go!!!