Nutrition

Available on: Big Lizard In My Backyard (Restless, 1985)
                  Death Rides a Pale Cow - The Ultimate Collection (Restless, 1997)

Alternate Versions: Chaos Rules - Live At The Trocadero (Restless, 1994)

Sung by: Rodney Anonymous

Length: 2:14

Lyrics:

Now my life is easy
My life ain't hard
I'm gonna spend all day
In my fuckin' backyard
I ain't got no money
Hell, I don't care
My parents let me use their credit card

I've got nowhere to go
Just hang out on the street
My folks say I've got no ambition
At least I give a shit
About the stuff I eat
Yeah! I care about nutrition

Tried to get a job
At the retail store
But I could not stand the competition
Now I spend all my time
Hangin' out at the shore
Givin' myself a skin condition

I've got nowhere to go
Just movin' on my feet
People say I've got no ambition
At least I give a shit
About the stuff I eat
Yeah! I care about nutrition

Sometimes I get upset
When I see on the TV
All them people in this world
That is starvin'
But there's nothin' in this world
That could possibly bother me
When I smell the turkey that is carvin'

Boy I'm starving
Christ I'm starving!

My folks said
I gotta get myself a job
'Cause they ain't gonna support me
Well, if all I am to them
Is just some lazy slob
Why didn't they abort me?

I guess I'll just hang out
On Broad and South
Livin' by my intuition
At least I give a shit
What I put into my mouth
Yeah! I care about nutrition

Nutrition
It's good for me
Nutrition
I've got vitamin C
I care (x3)
I give a healthy shit
And mom and dad say if I eat all of my food
I can go to the hard core show and see F.O.D.

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Notes:

Broad & South - Streets in Philadelphia. South Street gets a lot of mentions in Punk Rock Girl.

F.O.D. - (From the Official Site's FAQ) Stands for "Flag of Democracy" - a great band from Philly who are still around. I think they have some CD's out on a German label. We used to play and go to the local all ages hardcore punk shows back in the mid 80's with them. F.O.D. are also mentioned in Milkmen Stomp.

You can also see the file for the Chaos Rules version here.


Comments:

Another favourite... Just the absolute best subject matter for a song! Love that last verse, and the use of swearing is just sublime. Not like the rubbish the kids listen to these days... (trails off into semi-old person rant) ...

Mike Brennan: I'd heard about this song before I got the CD, and my first response was...that's it? Not too catchy.