Rancid - As Wicked

So here is a song from my second favorite punk band. I must admit there is not much I can relate to in their lyrics. Especially since I am no longer a teenager or into that scene overall. Even when this cd was released I couldn't relate to it but I thought it was cool - and the music is still good. I still listen to it often, and it probably doesn't belong on this page - but since I like it, I am going to post a few songs anyway. I always liked them more for their sound than lyrics but here is a song that maybe I can put a positive spin on. Actually, it is a positive song. It is about not taking for granted the good life that we have. I also like how he tells the girl who has no friends "hey girl, I'll be your friend but who's keeping score?" - that could be taken as encouragement not to place too much importance on popularity (or lack there of), or as I prefer to think of it, that he has no selfish motives for being her friend. He is not looking for acknowledgment of a good deed, he is just being a friend.

As Wicked - written by Tim Armstrong from the album ... And Out Come The Wolves (1995)

I saw an old man on the street
he was in a dumpster lookin' for somethin' to eat
he moved so slow like a dyin' dream
like a machinist who got caught in the machine 

I saw this lady and she was cryin'
she said it's hard when someone you love is dyin'
I saw this kid who was about 5 years old
he was in the park all alone he was cold 

there's something coming around
as wicked as it may seem
as wicked as anything could be 

I know this girl she's barely alive
she's all haggard she's only twenty-five
she said she never had a friend before
I said "hey girl I'll be your friend but who's keepin' score"
I saw this other little girl on the phone
her mother comforts her from far from home
the little girl was very hesitant
her best friend lie dead on the pavement

I always end up back on the hill
lookin' down at the landfill
I always go there when I can
my friend Marty said Tim you're a lucky man