Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rancid
Performer
Lars Frederiksen
Guitar
Tim Armstrong
Guitar
Brett Gurewitz
Additional Vocals
Vic Ruggiero
Keyboards
Luis Conte
Percussion
Brett Reed
Drums
Matt Freeman
Bass
Skinhead Rob
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lars Frederiksen
Composer
R. Aston
Composer
Brett Reed
Composer
T. Armstrong
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brett Gurewitz
Producer
John Cranfield
Assistant Engineer
Doug Boehm
Mixing Engineer
Rob Schnapf
Mixing Engineer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Nick Raskulinecz
Editing Engineer
Andrew Alekel
Additional Engineer
Chris Reynolds
Assistant Engineer
Kevin Dean
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Pete Martinez
Assistant Engineer
Dan Hoal
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Under the red hot moon
Take the bus downtown
To the graveyard shift tonight
[Verse 2]
Under the red hot moon
Take the bus downtown
To the graveyard shift tonight
[Verse 3]
KC's from Campbell, California
She's got a reputation that she didn't ask for
And she's waiting for an escape now
That escape is called the 164
[Verse 4]
Now KC, she don't want to admit where she is from
And KC, she wants to run, run, run
She's a punk rocker, she don't trust no one
On a South Bay bus all alone
[Verse 5]
Under the red hot moon
Take the bus downtown to the graveyard shift tonight
Under the red hot moon
Take the bus downtown to the graveyard shift tonight
[Verse 6]
KC was never caught up
Like the rest of the rats in a fucking maze
"Check me out," she said, "I'm in a concrete jungle
I'm an individual and you are stuck in a haze"
[Verse 7]
Oh, hell no
She knows what the truth is
'Cause she says so
And she knows who her friends are
So fuck you
Don't get no closer
It will only make her run far away
[Verse 8]
Under the red hot moon
Take the bus downtown to the graveyard shift tonight
Under the red hot moon
Take the bus downtown to the graveyard shift tonight
[Verse 9]
I knew KC's brother pretty well
Let's say we spent a lot of time hanging out
I always thought and so did he that she'd be the one
To get out of here and make a life for herself
[Verse 10]
But when we found her in the little league park
In the dugouts, it was cold, damp and dark
And no one knew why she wouldn't wake up
I think she finally made it back home, now
[Verse 11]
Under the red hot moon
Take the bus downtown to the graveyard shift tonight
Under the red hot moon
Take the bus downtown to the graveyard shift tonight
[Verse 12]
One time for your mind, two times for your soul
Three-four, the graveyards and the money I fold
Dipped out in the city where the sun burns slow
No hope, it's a pity, I can't say no
Not my time to go, it's not my time to die
The last thing I want is for my mother to cry
It was love at first light that very first night
Things have never been the same since I took my first flight
The way I live my life, I love, I live lavish
You lost me from the start, you lose, you'll never have this
Untouched, unleashed, back up, you don't want it
Stick him for his cash, his bad, it's how he flaunt it
Take two and pass, I'll take two and blast
Bust a motherfucker, I'm out on the smash
Dipped out, high as fuck, I'm out of control
Lets bounce, rock, skate, man, I'm ready to roll
[Verse 13]
Under the red hot moon
Under the red hot moon
Under the red hot moon
Under the red hot moon
Under the red hot moon
Written by: Brett Reed, Lars Frederiksen, R. Aston, Tim Armstrong