It could happen to youA defect from the wasted outskirts of los angelesWith a crumpled-up pass for the rtdAnd no authority or trajectoryOn the brink of insanityYou’d better believe itBecause it’s written all over your faceJust a neighborhood rejectOut of step and out of placeYou’d better believe itWould you ever have thoughtPersistence could prevailAgainst the almostUnbearable weight of the system?With nothing better to doAnd no one else who you can look up toYou’d better believe itBecause it’s written all over your faceA political defectOut of step and out of placeYou’d better believe itAnd the future is brightWhen ideas run astraySo turn out the lightA punk can’t have a saySometimes desire is all that’s there