The Offspring

Released: November 17, 1998

Songwriter: Dexter Holland

Producer: Dave Jerden

[Verse 1]
Well, I'd like to tell you all about my dream, it's a place
Where strip malls abound and diversion's mere moments away
Where culture's defined by the ones least refined
And you'll be left behind if you don't fit in

It's all distorted in Americana my way
Well, fuck you!

[Chorus]
Well, my dream has come true
My vision has come true

[Verse 2]
Now give me my cable, fast food, four-by's, tat's right away
I want it right now ’cause my ge-generation don't like to wait
My future's determined by thieves, thugs, and vermin
It's quite an excursion but it's okay

Everything's backwards in Americana my way
Well, fuck you!

[Chorus]
Well, my dream has come true
My vision has come true
Yeah, it's all coming true

[Bridge]
I'm a product
Of my environment
So don't blame me, I just work here
But I wanna fuck it up

[Verse 3]
My rights are denied by those least qualified
Trading profit for pride, but it's okay

Everything's backwards in Americana my way
Well, fuck you!

[Chorus]
My nightmare has come true
My nightmare has come true
Yeah, it's all coming true
Yeah, it's all coming true

The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. The current line-up of the band Brian Keith “Dexter” Holland (vocals, guitar), Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman (lead guitar), Greg “Greg K.” Kriesel (bass), and Pete Parada (drums).

The Offspring is currently one of the biggest punk rock acts, along with the likes of Green Day, Rancid, and Sublime, all of which come from California. The Offspring and other groups are credited for reviving main-stream punk rock, though it isn’t as popular as it was in the ‘80s.

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