Bob
by NOFX

Album: White Trash, Two Heebs and A Bean (1992)
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  • He spent 15 years
    Getting loaded for 15 years
    Till his liver exploded
    Now what's Bob gonna do
    Now that he can't drink?
    The Doctor said: "What ya been thinking bout?"
    Bob said, "that's the point. I won't think bout nothing.
    Now I gotta do something else

    To pass the time
    Had someone shave his head
    He got a new identity
    62 hole air cushioned boots
    And a girl who rides a scooter
    To take him out of town
    They would get away
    Running around
    And as the trucks drive by
    You can hear the mother fuckers go "PUNK!"

    A couple of lines, an extra thermos of Joe
    He'll be kicking in heads at the punk rock show
    Bob's the kinda guy who knows just what
    Bob's the kinda guy who knows just what to do
    When the doctor tells him to
    Quit your drinking, now's the time
    But will he ever walk the line?
    To all my friends I feel just great
    But will he ever walk the line?

    Kicking ass, and busting heads
    Red suspenders
    Once a day he shaves his head
    But will he ever walk the line? [Repeat: x2]

    Bob! Writer/s: MIKE BURKETT
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • D from Kern County UsaWooow I knew it was a song about a real person I was just if it was inspired by Bob one of the AA founders.
  • Jjuice from MelbourneFat Mike and Melvin are the heebs, Sandin is White trash and Hefe is the bean
  • Vinny from Arkport, Nyat least one of you actually knows something about NOFX
  • Anaïs from Paris, United Statesfor ed and graham
    white trash is for erik, two kikes is for mike and eric melvin and spic is for el hefe.
    this title wasn't used cuz mike and eric's folks and family disliked it and pressured them not to use it.
  • Ed from Chodania, Flactually the original title was s'posed to be White trash two kykes and a spick (el hefe is the only mexican, fat mike is the white trash, and the two eric/eriks are jewish)
  • Graham from Okotoks, Alberta, CanadaThe original title for this album was "White Trash, two spicks and a kyke" It wasn't used because of the obvious derogatory racial slander
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