The Johnstown kids really play it like they feel it They sing it like they say it and they say it like they mean it The Johnstown kids really play it like it hurts they can't afford their health insurance Its not a government service Well Endless Mike sent me a note he said he liked what I was sayin He thought my songs were really special and they really bring the pain I didn't really know him so I took it with a grain I didn't get what he was sayin til I went down there to play The Johnstown kids really play it like they feel it They sing it like they say it and they say it like they mean it Well the ba**ist in the Club he had to quit to get a job But its not like hes givin up its just hes got a bad case of The kids in other bands they all pitched in to lend a hand Too bad they couldn't meet end to end and pay for all his medicine The Johnstown kids really play it like they feel it They sing it like they say it and they say it like they mean it The Johnstown kids really play it like it hurts they can't afford their health insurance Its not a government service Its not some kind of act They really feel like that They didn't sit around a boardroom table trying to come up with the right angle Some of them are really feeling bad Sure could use some medecine Meanwhile city council went and blew their cash on an enormous flag when they could really use a bandage The kids in this here little town they play what could be called punk rock But it dont matter what you call it I just know it doesnt s** It dont sound much like punk you might hear on the radio It doesnt sound all that grown up because theyre having too much fun The Johnstown kids really play it like they feel it They sing it like they say it and they say it like they mean it The Johnstown kids really play it like it hurts they can't afford their health insurance Its not a government service