Badge of Pride

by Pennywise

Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title.

Year: 1999

All the bullshit that I see
So much I can't believe
Grown man just tryin' to be
True to myself impossibly

I may not ever get rich
Might wind up digging a ditch
I won't cry and I won't bitch
I wont back down, I'll never quit

[Chorus]
It is my badge of pride
Hardcore 'til the day I die
just tryin' to survive
I won't back down or apologize
Say what you wanna say 
I'm not listening anyway 
I'll believe what I wanna believe
True to myself, that's how it's gotta be

All the methods that I use
All the things I use and abuse
It all leaves me confused
I've been torn up, beat down and bruised

But somehow I was saved
And I'm standing here today 
Now I do things my own way
'Cause I'm never going back again

[Chorus]

All the bullshit that I see
So much I can't believe
Grown man just tryin' to be
True to myself impossibly

I may not ever get rich
Might wind up digging a ditch
I won't cry and I won't bitch
I wont back down, I'll never quit

[Chorus]

That's how it's gotta be...