If i could travel in time, I'd drink liquor in the 20s
I'd bootleg some booze and make money like Gatsby
the 30s would fall and I'd always be depressed,
living on government water and bread
I'd drag through the 40s and be rather boring
and join in the worldwide innocent mourning
the 50s would come, I would be on a bus
when this woman won't give her seat up

If i could travel in time, I'd sing peace in the 60s
I'd hitchhike on highways and drop acid with the hippies
the 70s would burn with a heroine addiction
I might not meet 30 but it'd be an adventure
I'd dance in the 80s and do coke at the rock show
and there's sure as hell is no avoiding that hair manifesto
and the 90s I'd be on prescribed ecstasy
living a century of dreams

I'll never be, what they expect me to be
and I'm not sorry

Then if I was a Christian I'd beg for forgiveness
always avoiding some fiery darkness
I could practice Islam and give praise to Mohammed
memorize the Qur'an, and always be prayin to Allah
I could be a Jew and find the real Jesus
grow out some curls with my fellow Hebrews
Or I would be a Hindu, relive a million lives
but I still would not once get it right

but I'm just a kid, yeah I'm just passing twenty
my county's at war in a fucked up economy
and all these nosy people up in everybody's business
restricting our views with their laws and their protest
well who gives a shit if you want to get married?
regardless of sex, that shouldn't matter to anybody!
and we lose all the money spent to fight against drugs
we'll always find ways around your laws

I'll never be, what they expect me to be
i'll never be sorry
no I'll never be sorry