Wailing Paddle Lyrics

Wailing Paddle lyrics

[written by The Rudiments]







breakin' out the old wailing paddle 



pull the splinters out of your skin 



ice your knuckle, vow revenge 



corporal rule, teach it cruel 



hard times, you missed a grand time 







ingrained acceptance, invisible scars 



take your whippin' like a man and you'll be a winner yeah 



don't you wanna shine like the stars 



good boys do good girls don't 



double standards feeding off the rusty remains of the past 







the things we learn from consequence 



we're all just figures messed up in coincidence 



you live your life by foolishness 



the things we least require take priority 







who listens to the punk rockers anymore? 



spit the fire like before, just like Mark Twain 







play the roles away 







driving past the billboards with the legs that sell 



get yourself a new car & a bottle & the babes will follow you 



it's all just fun you see, no one gets hurt 



why should we question what is commonplace 







the things we learn from consequence 



we're all just figures messed up in coincidence 



you live your life by foolishness 



the things we least require take priority 







play the roles away 







...in the classroom, in the back row, some old lecture 



...in the locker room, there's an asshole yellin' at your mom 



...on the bar stool, tryin' not to be, but it's hard to change 



...but in the end, who do you think created all the roles that we play?