Are You Queer, Boy? - Cowpunk
Gather round here, children
I'll tell you how it used to be
Growing up in Idaho
In the early 90s
I worked at the mall
I was a cool guy with two earrings
And every time I went to work
Someone would say to me
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
What's that hanging in your ear, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Why you gotta be so strange?
I had friends, some who were queer
I had friends, some who were straight
I had some friends who were lesbian
While some were proudly gay
I had friends who danced in drag
I had friends who dressed in rags
I had some friends who were really hurt
When someone else would ask
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
What's that hanging in your ear, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Why you gotta be so strange?
If you didn't like the football
Or weren't into tough guy music
If you didn't think that guns were cool
Or didn't want to use them
If you felt too much or thought too much
Or wrote a poem or song
If you thought that no meant no
Or didn't laugh at racist jokes
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
What's that hanging in your ear, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Why you gotta be so strange?
Fear mongers lose their power
When we grow up side-by-side
And some folks refused to cower
'Cause they had nothing to hide
And some folks like me weren't satisfied
To stick with passing by
We all speak up for each other
And we fight a righteous fight
Are you queer, boi?
Are you queer, boi?
You just gotta live your life, boi
Are you queer, boi?
Are you queer, boi?
You just gotta embrace the strange
When I look around and see
These kids unwilling to be
Kicked around by the same bullies
Who had so much hate for me
In the end it doesn't matter
What you may or may not be
They hate anyone who can't or won't
Embrace conformity
Have no fear, boi!
Have no fear, boi!
We won't give up what we've gained, boi!
We are here, boi!
We're so weird, boi!
And we're never going away
And we're never ever going away
No matter what the bastards say
I'll tell you how it used to be
Growing up in Idaho
In the early 90s
I worked at the mall
I was a cool guy with two earrings
And every time I went to work
Someone would say to me
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
What's that hanging in your ear, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Why you gotta be so strange?
I had friends, some who were queer
I had friends, some who were straight
I had some friends who were lesbian
While some were proudly gay
I had friends who danced in drag
I had friends who dressed in rags
I had some friends who were really hurt
When someone else would ask
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
What's that hanging in your ear, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Why you gotta be so strange?
If you didn't like the football
Or weren't into tough guy music
If you didn't think that guns were cool
Or didn't want to use them
If you felt too much or thought too much
Or wrote a poem or song
If you thought that no meant no
Or didn't laugh at racist jokes
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
What's that hanging in your ear, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Are you queer, boy?
Why you gotta be so strange?
Fear mongers lose their power
When we grow up side-by-side
And some folks refused to cower
'Cause they had nothing to hide
And some folks like me weren't satisfied
To stick with passing by
We all speak up for each other
And we fight a righteous fight
Are you queer, boi?
Are you queer, boi?
You just gotta live your life, boi
Are you queer, boi?
Are you queer, boi?
You just gotta embrace the strange
When I look around and see
These kids unwilling to be
Kicked around by the same bullies
Who had so much hate for me
In the end it doesn't matter
What you may or may not be
They hate anyone who can't or won't
Embrace conformity
Have no fear, boi!
Have no fear, boi!
We won't give up what we've gained, boi!
We are here, boi!
We're so weird, boi!
And we're never going away
And we're never ever going away
No matter what the bastards say
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