Doin' Time Lyrics

See the fight, old men crying, deny their ruin.
Watch them try. The cynic laughs at the optimist's closed eyes.
  Darkness falls, curtain calls, the cynic's beer soon overflows.
  Other watches, has a drink, and from the same cup,
    They drink
    I'm doin' time, how long I don't know.
William had 26, blew his brains out, now look at him.
John had only one, watch the mother mourn her only son.
    I'm doin' time, how long I don't know.
    I'll kiss goodbye my brain and body
    And go to sleep for generations.
    And go to sleep for generations.
       Salvation:
       Cease concentration.
       You'll only lose the fight.
       Don't tell me what's wrong or right!
       You're losing sight.
       You're just gonna die anyway!


@ALBUM: Back to the Known EP

Bad Religion: Back to the Known EP (Epitath EP1-BREP2, 1984)

After their first album, as band members slowly drifted away, Greg 
Graffin gradually changed the direction of their music, eventually 
playing neo-psychedelic folsky songs that nobody seemed to like. After 
releasing the album Into the Unknown and a few tracks on compilations,
the band finally broke up, Greg moved back home, and that appeared to be 
it for Bad Religion.

Then, in 1984, Greg moved back to LA and he and Greg Hetson restarted the 
band. Although Greg's two original songwriting partners (Brett, the 
original guitarist, and Jay, the original bassist) were missing, it was 
still a reuinion of sorts and a return to straightforward punk rock 
(although a bit slower than their old music). Toward the end of the year, 
after playing a few shows, they went into the studio, with Brett 
engineering and producing, and recorded a new 5-song EP called Back to the
Known, which most people nowadays know as tracks 21-25 on the "80-85" CD. 
This EP is also known as "The Slow Record" (although compared to Into the 
Known, and later albums like Recipe For Hate, it doesn't sound so slow...)

The lineup was Greg Graffin (vocals), Greg Hetson (guitars), Tim Gallegos (bass), 
and Pete Finestone (drums). 


Sequence: Yesterday
          Frogger
          Bad Religion (Theme Song)
          Along the Way
          New Leaf
          
The lyrics on this EP are essentially guesses; hopefully someone can 
correct my errors before they cause irreparable harm to the fabric of the 
universe....