Red Dawn Lyrics

[Hook]

If it’s on then it’s on
From dusk to red dawn
If it’s then it’s on

[Verse One: Skinhead Rob]

I seen them come
I seen them gone
Seen the weak defeat the strong
Seen the ones that finished quick
To the ones that lasted long
I’ll pass the bottle and the bong for those
Who understand this song

Forgive me when I’m wrong
And don’t forget me when I’m gone

But if it’s on then it’s on from dusk till red dawn
Murder in my mind
Pistols in my palms
I’ve been through the storms
I appreciate the calm
Well if it’s on then it’s on motherfuckers come on

[Hook]
[Verse 2: Skinhead Rob]

Got my back against the wall
Feel the steel on my spine
Makin' one false move
I’m goin' for mine
Out of sight, out of mind
Duck in their one time
In a 7-7 L, Dog California sunshine

Nothing quite like it
This is the city of crime
Avoiding the feds for
Hot led and hard time
Your whole world will change when you’re dropping a dime
And while you rats get fat I’ll be aiming for swine

[Verse 3: Tim Armstrong]

You picked the wrong man to fuck with
I wish you luck with
It's your knife in my back
I been stuck with

You better duck this
When I swing this
I'm gonna bring this
Fuck you up and sling this
Listen up man
I'll lay you down in a tomb
6 feet deep in a two foot room
And if you think your safe
We'll be coming for you soon

Transplants armed with the 808 boom

[Hook]

[Verse 4: Skinhead Rob]

Take a swig and pass it back
As I swerve in the 'lac
25 in the fast lane puffin' the sack
With T-Dog and D-Hodge we kick it and laugh
Ain’t a damn thing changed
Still roll with the pack

I love my bad habits
More deadly than crack
I burn on this sherm
Try to relax
But we don’t know how to act
So fuck it you get the smack
Ain’t nothing shitty bout my city
Or the pity it lacks
[Hook]

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“Red Dawn” is a secret album track on Transplants second album “Haunted Cities”.

This was the last Transplants song recorded before Travis Barker and Skinhead Rob joined up with Paul Wall to form Expensive Tastes and Tim Armstrong went back to Rancid.

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