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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Greg Kriesel
Bass Guitar
Dexter Holland
Lead Vocals
Ron Welty
Drums
Jason "Blackball" McLean
Vocals
Kevin Wasserman
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dexter Holland
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thom Wilson
Producer
Ken Paulakovich
Additional Engineer
Mike Ainsworth
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ulyses Noriega
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
You gotta keep 'em separated
[Verse 1]
Like the latest fashion
Like a spreading disease
The kids are strapping on their way to the classroom
Getting weapons with the greatest of ease
[PreChorus]
The gangs stake out their own campus locale
And if they catch you slipping, then it's all over, pal
If one guy's colors and the other's don't mix
They're gonna bash it up, bash it up, bash it up, bash it up
[Chorus]
Hey, man, you talking back to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey, man, you disrespecting me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey, don't pay no mind
If you're under eighteen, you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play
[Verse 2]
By the time you hear the siren
It's already too late
One goes to the morgue, and the other to jail
One guy's wasted, and the other's a waste
[PreChorus]
It goes down the same as the thousands before
No one's getting smarter, no one's learning the score
Your never-ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope, tie your own rope, tie your own
[Chorus]
Hey, man, you disrespecting me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey, man, you talking back to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey, don't pay no mind
If you're under eighteen, you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play
[PreChorus]
It goes down the same as the thousands before
No one's getting smarter, no one's learning the score
Your never-ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope, tie your own rope, tie your own
[Chorus]
Hey, man, you talking back to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey, man, you disrespecting me?
Take him out
Gotta keep 'em separated
Hey, don't pay no mind
If you're under eighteen, you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play
Written by: Bryan Holland