Drive Like Jehu: Yank Crime

Lyrics to Drive Like Jehu's "Yank Crime" - By Rick Froberg
Transcribed by Mark.

"Here Come The Rome Plows"

Sad to say
Its over now
Here come the huns
Pick a side
Or pick a spot
Here come, here come
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Cal state
No fun
Stay put
Here comes
To clean the slate
To pass the time
To erase
Yank crime
Why waste
Your time
Here come the huns
Be my
Date tonight
Here come, here come
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Cal state
No fun
Stay put man
Here comes
Too late
Yank crime
Erase
Yank crime
Yeah we're on
Yeah we're on
Yeah we're on
Yeah we're on
The receiving end
I've never been
Dear heart,
Dear friend,
I never been on
The receiving end
I've never been
Not a scratch,
Not a dent
I've never been on
The recieving end
I've never been!
I've never been!
I've never been!
Sad to say
Its over now
Here come the huns
Pick a side
Or pick a spot
Here come, here come
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Rome plows! Rome plows!
Yank crime
Cal state
No fun
Stay put man
Here comes
Yeah we're on
Yeah we're on
Yeah we're on
Yeah we're on
The receiving end
I've never been
Dear heart,
Dear friend,
I never been on
The receiving end
I've never been
Not a scratch,
Not a dent
I've never been on
The recieving end
I've never been!
I've never been!
I've never been!


"Do You Compute"

Do you compute
Do you compute
Do you or don't you
I say and you do
Do you compute
Do you compute
Do you or don't you
I say and you do
Don't need it proven
Don't wanna listen
Don't need a tour of
The pieces I'm missing
Do you compute
Do you compute
Do you or don't you
I say and you do
As if you were put here
To straighten us out
And everything you said
Was being written down
You weren't and it isn't
And nobody's listening
And nobody gives a fuck
What you go do with your life
Do you compute
Do you compute
Do you or don't you
I think you do
Do you compute
Do you compute
Do you or don't you
I say and you do


"Golden Brown"

I got a shingle man I'll guard it with my life
I'm just keeping off the flies
Yeah I drank
From the tap
I should have left it in the pipes
This is my cause and
My excuse
I'll take the loss
But I'll get what I got due
Man I ain't burnt just
Golden brown
Yeah I ain't burnt just
Golden brown
I got a shingle man I'll guard it with my life
I'm just keeping off the flies
Yeah I drank
What I had
I should have left it in the pipes
This is my cause and
My excuse
I'll take the loss
But I'll get what I got due
Yeah I ain't burnt I'm
Golden brown
Man I ain't burnt just
Golden brown
This is my cause and
My excuse
I'll take the loss
But I'll get what I got due
Yeah I ain't burnt I'm
Golden brown
Man I ain't burnt just
Golden brown
Yeah I ain't burnt I'm
Golden brown
Yeah I ain't burnt I'm
Golden brown HEY!


"Luau"

Failures in outer space
Failures in crimes, lets get something straight:
s'not for mine. before you were born, after you die, failures in outer space,
failures and crimes, it's depth - whatever its worth - it's in the unit to
measure the curse - it's in the set-up yeah it's built in, whatever the get up
- yeah it's buit in - wait til the rubout - wait til the purge - wipe the last
haole the f**k off our turf - aloha! aloha! suit up! luau! luau! luau! luau! -
kill off the tourist and we'll all sleep sound - cash-in their fillings & blow
it in town - we'll blow it on rifles, we'll blow it on drinks, head in the
corner, head in the sink

"Super Unison"
Ready ready to let you in
Up with the mob
Ready ready to let you in
Up with the mob
It ain't no accident that
We're better off
You're set to inherit
What I got
You put a nail in my hands
You put a nail in my hands
Ready ready to let you in
Ready ready to let you in
Ready ready to let you in
Ready ready to LET YOU IN!
Yeah keep the herd in check
Or be absorbed, that's all, that's all
Yeah that'll happen next
And who'll be there to write you off
What's left intact
Better pollute that mind
Slip with the masses
Slip with the mass!
Maybe I've been cloned
Don't let that man
Inside your home
Wasn't me that phoned
Don't let that man
Inside your home
Wasn't me that phoned...

"New Math"
Yeah I'd stoop to that
Sure I would
Yeah I'd stoop to that
Sure I would
Yeah you been had
That's how I got my job at the underwriter's lab. you bet I sucked up. everychance I had. that's
how I fixed it. that's what I did. and now my knees are spotless and my legs
are crossed. and I needn't spread them. cause I can afford: piety, chastity,
charity, your company.

"Human Interest"
You set it up
You set it right
It's fair enough, alright
If I want a loan
If I wanna trespass
Why should I walk
When you've got wheels
When I'm in doubt
When I'm in debt
when I'm in deep
At your expense
Then I owe you.
I owe you, I owe
I'd never make you suffer
I know that wouldn't do
And that ain't practical
And I ain't through
When what I got needs fixing
When I want something new
I know I'm covered with you
You are my human interest...

"Sinews"
Find yourself an asshole
Find yourself the door
Ain't gonna fix your leaks
For you
Ain't gonna watch the store
Every last string and gut
Pulled apart and divvied up
My share, trash man
Found yourself an asshole
Knew you could afford
Keep your handouts, cup cake
Find yourself the door