Operation Ivy - Gonna Find You Lyrics

i think this is my favorite op ivy song, which is no easy feat as every single one of their songs are incredible! the chorus is so badass!

"cara facho"

30 years later, it still sounds like “GAZPACHO” to me.

Fuck success

only 144000 views for a song from the album that created the entire 3rd wave ska... that's sad........

Not in trouble unless you get caught!!!

It found me

back in school you ever get busted for tryna walk and have some administrator tell you SOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

The best!

I believe it's "You construct your obligations" not "You can shirk your obligations".

You believe wrong then.

lowerclasswarfare Back in school you ever get busted for trying to walk
And have some administrator tell you
"Son, you can shirk your obligations
And try to be different from your peers
But the responsibility of your future
Is gonna find you!"

Well I saw this kid get beaten down, because he was out of luck
In the lottery of acceptance in the school of growing up
Saw a bunch of convicts doing time inside a cage
Got locked in factories within the school of paid wage

Saw this boy so strung out
That his body sweats and shakes
From his field education
In the school of cheap escape
Got told the school of human thinking
Teaches only truth
And one of its educations is gonna find you

Gonna find you

Saw a civilization where grabbing onto wealth
Was the only guarantee of freedom, peace and health
Dollar sign value system upheld as the truth
And if you can't find a place it's gonna find you

when i listen to this stuff i always imagine myself rockin this in front of a crowd but then i realise it will never happen because im too lazy to learn the guitar lel

Play drums instead that's what I did

OP ivy songs are super easy lol the blessing of these guys

Hook shots

I don't see what's so wrong with wanting to be more punk than other people. Punk Points matter a lot for street cred and other things I don't understand.

And to be clear - I'm talking about the old 'Who's more punk' conversation. Ideas and styles and everything evolves. That's just the trend of music. Like Flaming Trumpets eluded to: If you think you're being punk, you're not. Punk, in a nutshell, is having the guts and caring enough to say 'Fuck You'. Doesn't matter if you're a straight-edger, hardcore, pop-punk, or whatever. So take it and run with it. Anyhow - this thread is old as dirt. :P Just don't get caught up in the labels game.

Getting annoyed at kids talking about punk rock is a true sign of getting old. I'm getting old. :)

well said mate!

\m/O.O\m/
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

That is pretty right cuz i found out about op ivy in some comments in american idiot and now i listen to this more :)

again, i hate genres. everybody argues over what's what.

i hate the genres. "alternative" is anything that's not pop, which is a lot of different styles of music. I agree with enema of state, but i think Americana is a whole lot more punk than American Idiot. but that's my opinion. please don't castrate me.

SHUT the FUCK UP and listen to the music

@nymetsrock i appreciate the well- thought out reply, rather than "you're an idiot". but i really don't remember my train of thought leading up to that comment. Also, i don't really give a damn anymore. i like what i like, and i'm not going to argue about what's what.

@FlamingTrumpets all those albums are pop punk as they are heavily melodic, yes they arent bad rock albums but punk is just not the right term. And it isnt like totally free when it comes to being classified as a punk band. For example, you say green day doesnt care about others so they sold out and therefore are punk. All disney artists didnt care about indie purists, are they punk too? NO. you maintain self control, and dont give in, thats punk, not signing to warner bros

why is green day even mentioned on a operation ivy song i mean i like green day and all but i dont wanna read comments bout them on operation ivy song

Thank you

@XxIrishxPunkxX no

@jawallace1991 ...thats when you know -_____- whos in it for "fashion"

well, i sure hope they find Joe soon ;)

@okie2339 thats your opinion i personaly like green days old stuff and a few of there new stuff theres no need to hate on other bands for personal reasons just let things be the way things are

definatly can hear some Clash influence in there

@DdrenchedD-THANK YOU!!! i was starting to think that i was the only one who understands that!

@okie2339- I see where you're going with that, but if it wasn't for American Idiot, i probably wouldn't be into punk in the first place. to me, pop punk is a stepping stone into punk, as a listener, and represents growing up and expanding musically as a band. pop punk isn't horrible, it's just not as good. besides, Green Day isn't nearly as sold out as slash.

Goddammit I love this song.

@okie2339- you're right, American idiot wasn't punk, it was pop punk. but have you listened to Kerplunk, Dookie, 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, Nimrod, or Insomniac? they're punk. Besides, you have the complete wrong idea about punk. what punk means is completely up to the user, and you're trying to fit it into a box. it doesn't work that way, my friend. the closest thing to a standard of punk is to be yourself and not give a shit what everyone else thinks.

it is just beyond me how on so many good song vids. people are talking/hating green day. they had their hayday, and do you think that that shit u kids talk will acutly change anything? or even like they give a fuck? listen to more opiv, and you will see how they sing about people bonding over hate, and how it is destroying what little is left of society. and btw, green day is nutral in my books. people just love to hate. opiv speaks of unity, and all i see is unity of hate.

IMP, Green day aren't sellouts, they just do their stuff and thats ok. You dont hear any punk band nowadays which sound like 70s or 80s punk. Its stupid thing to compare which was 20 years ago and now. i dont think then band trying something new its sellout. It would be really boring to do the same stuff all the time.

who gives a fuck. jam you fools.

@jawallace1991 Ironically, probably when "you" grow up enough to realize you don't like punk anymore. Funny how the angry 15 year old "You aren't punk" crowd tend to listen to rap five years later. Irony, the constant basis of punk rock. I love it, and I love punk rock.

@operationivychick sometimes

@JMort95 debating is pointless.

@operationivychick op ivy is open to debate. im still enjoing tho

@JustCallMeDeAng hahah your a joke

@TheGreenWeedWizard if everyone didnt care we'd stay isolated alone with no feelings and no opinions, you can say that people would be nicer but for ex, a former president started a really stupid war (i dont want political arguments) and a lot of people stood up to them because they cared and really felt like this was the wrong thing, if people didnt care no one would have thought a thing of it

@jawallace1991 you misunderstand everything, if we dont give a shit about what other people say how will we ever achieve change, how will spit back a statement to theirs, if everyone didnt care what other people thought the world would be more fucked up then it is now

just shut the fuck up and enjoy the music!

um noobish...i was kinda defending you...youre paranoid. I was referring to the person that was on you,but its all good. and the poser reference is not as bad as it gets...its the truth and applies for all the little berading fucks on this page so relax. gaaah cant ppl just chill and vibe to the music??? ever?

@b0dysnatchers4ever If you DON'T listen to the Sex Pistols you don't know Punk!!!! They Started it all not the clash ....Read No Dogs No Blacks No Irish........more relevant than Scripture

All you little posers who have no clue about what being punk really is. I'm a 37 F and even I was schooled because the true punk scene had peaked by then. Just because you work a 9-5 doesnt make you less of a punk. Wake the fuck up!!! Punk is being who you are and being okay with it. Punk is not being judgemental, why?..Because you dont like being judged. enjoy the music and stfu cuz if you were so pnk you wouldnt try so hard to prove it by naming different bands or putting down others..

@OakRidgePunk777 I have "punk" in my username because I appreciate the music, not use it as an instruction manual

Oooo look at me, I have "punk" in my username. Won't one of you crown me?......

Everyone shut up and listen to the damn music. Be glad this one doesn't have a commercial on it

When will we realize that being punk isn't about "Who's more punk, and who's not punk" or "being the most punk of all your friends" but about being yourself and liking what you like and not giving a fuck about what anybody else says.