Yeah! They call me the bad guy! And I'm not playing around I tell it like is, once was lost now found Tear my heart, ripped apart Built for grimy sounds And while you were asleep, I was making my rounds They try to tell me what to say And when to say it It's counterfeit, it's plastic And a game that I'm not playin' Ugh! I'm a conformed nonconformist Wah! And my ruler is not my self I'll lay down my life for my friends (I'll lay my life down) I'll take the hit again and again (again and again and again, and again) I'll lay my life down for my friends (for my friends) I'll take the hit again and again It's not pretend I stay close to mines, I work hard for my money I'm not a perfect man, but gotta God that loves me Oh, but now you can find me in the rolling stone But that don't mean Jack give me my microphone They try to tell me what to say And when to say it It's counterfeit, it's plastic And a game that I'm not playin' They don't want none They don't want none They don't want none They don't want none! They don't want none They don't want none They can't pay my dues They can't wear my shoes They don't want none They don't want none They shoulda kept their cool They should have stayed in school They don't want none They don't want none You can't pay my dues You can't wear my shoes They don't want none They don't want none You should have stayed in school You should have stayed in Ugh! School! I'll lay down my life for my friends (I'll lay my life down) I'll take the hit again and again (again and again and again, and again) I'll lay my life down for my friends (for my friends) I'll take the hit again and again It's not pretend