Rancid - Telegraph Avenue Lyrics






I was there in the rain
Man, even if them skies were blue
You can find me on the corner of Durant
And Telegraph Avenue

When I was only 17
I knew what I had to do
So I grabbed my left handed guitar
And I headed out to Telegraph Avenue

Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
Oh yeah

Mario Savio gave a speech
It was him against The Machine
For that he spent 3 months in jail
But he said he'd do it again

Governor Reagan had enough
So the National Guard they pushed on through
Tear gas and riot police
On Telegraph Avenue

Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
Oh yeah

The ones who stand for freedom of speech
Well this one goes out to you
Well I can still hear your voice
On Telegraph Avenue

Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
Oh yeah





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  1. P.... S....

    love rancid Punk will never dies

  2. F.... L....

    Hip hop outside......


    I know what I had to do........

  3. J.... E....

    Been thinking how important Matt Freeman is to Rancid.

  4. j.... l....

    Does their drummer kind of look like Jesse Pinkman? like hes gonna cook you up some good speed?

  5. H.... d....

    "If the workers take a notion,
    They can stop all speeding trains;
    Every ship upon the ocean
    They can tie with mighty chains.
    Every wheel in the creation,
    Every mine and every mill,
    Fleets and armies of the nation,
    Will at their command stand still."


    from WORKERS OF THE WORLD, AWAKEN (Joe Hill) (c. 1914)

  6. C.... B....

    Espontanea coreografía al tocar.Ni preparado que estuviera.

  7. D.... W....

    Feeling old yet punk

  8. D.... O....

    The Band of My Life... Rancid

  9. K.... G....

    Rancid 4 life...

  10. S.... M....

    How did the Matt get so fat.🎶

  11. a.... k....

    Bro there coming to Cleveland!!!!!!

  12. J.... H....

    I've been listening to this band since I was a kid op ivy days. If rancid was real today I think they would have a song called million dollar Mohawks. It's ok to let people know you have made succsess

  13. C.... B....

    Sobriedad y madurez.Buen punk.

  14. S.... ....

    Rancid lyrics in a year 2000: "I am living in my own private cold war in a room full of spies and I can't find a door"
    Rancid lyrics in a year 2017: "Nananananananana"

  15. Z.... A....

    chorus is like hoover street

  16. E.... B....

    That beards so punk

  17. i.... w....

    im from indonesia, very cool band and i love this band, keep going tim amstrong

  18. T.... D....

    Pretty excellent choreography

  19. K.... H....

    rancid + transplant + blink 182 + box car races + AVA

  20. T.... S....

    You dumb fuck

  21. B.... H....

    Rancid and Dropkick Murphy's
    Avila Beach August 2017!
    They rocked that joint!

  22. M.... S....

    So is this aloud inside the rest home lol 😁 we all getting old I love rancid took ecstasy to out come the wolves n it was amazing . I'm a raver well was nbut was a skater n love transplants and rancid early stuff amazing

  23. S.... A....

    I hate when people compare Rancid with 70's and 80's punk. come fuck up man, Rancid is Rancid no matter music that they play. Punk is not that small, every generation, decade have their owb style, its happend for all music, punk, metal, hip hop and etc.

    Rancid is not my first punk band, but Rancid is the one reason why i love punk rock.

  24. V.... ....

    Some punkers in the East Coast don’t consider this punk. I argued that punk comes in different forms, especially west coast punk. And this here, in some good way , I consider it SoCal Rockabilly, Cowpunk, . And I love it.

  25. a.... a....

    jesse pinkman on drums?

  26. x.... s....

    East Bay for ever!

  27. f.... b....

    Tim Armstrong's still doing punk cosplay? Jeez.

  28. R.... ....

    God damn they still sound fuckin great!! Sick song. Never heard it before

  29. m.... ....

    daddies punk

  30. A.... K....

    I love you guys. Tim and Lars, kill it.... i got you

  31. d.... ....

    Love is a burning thing,
    and it makes a fiery ring...

  32. S.... B....

    Beautiful song man makes me wana say na naahh o yea.

  33. R.... S....

    I remember at a Warped Tour I saw Tim Armstrong on the other side of a fence talking to someone, he had a MAGIC AURA

  34. R.... ....

    tim looks like this homless guy i always see in sf at the corner store by my job lol

  35. K.... M....

    Best thing they made since the 90's ! I just LOVE IT !

  36. A.... ....

    Its a bit like ring of fire the verse

  37. c.... M....

    I love your song 👍👍👍👍👍

  38. A.... F....

    I just don't like the beard.

  39. s.... ....

    All this time, and he actually had to say that he grabs his left-handed guitar, I somehow never noticed this.

  40. P.... -....

    I about cried when I first saw them live last year 🥺🤘🏽

    P.... -....

    PlayerRojo - Let's Play
    me too

  41. D.... M....

    Stomping the "punk" peddle on an acoustic left handed guitar

  42. F.... K....

    There is a communist in the band and people still think they’re conservatives. American punk scene is hypothetical as fuck. Punk has always been/will always be left-leaning.

  43. F.... L....

    Telegraph ave....

  44. E.... ....

    😴😴😴

  45. a.... ....

    I'm proud to say that I've been watching this since the first 100 views. You seriously have raised me despite me being 12. Keep it up.

  46. H.... c....

    Punk oe oe oe oe 👻👍🏼

  47. G.... H....

    These guys still alive and kickin good stuff boys

  48. H.... F....

    Beautifully Pogues ish

  49. S.... H....

    I love my Rancid!!!! And I’m 45!!!!! Keep doing it brothers!!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

  50. C.... D....

    20 years later I’m still listening to you guys. Forever love

  51. N.... R....

    It sounds like a simpler, doubled-tempo, punk version of this
    https://youtu.be/KoVxtw5V3GQ

  52. r.... ....

    Freedom of speech was born on telegraph ave... it also died there..will it be reborn? God I love Tim's voice, so good to see Lars..they're not kids anymore and I'm fortunate to see them past and present...

  53. N.... P....

    like ring of fire punx rock version

  54. r.... ....

    Honestly my favorite album since and out come the wolves.. Rancid have kept it real from day 1 and still kill it.

  55. P.... ....

    0:58 3:25

  56. Y.... Y....

    Classic

  57. J.... L....

    Great song and great to see these guys still going!

  58. D.... P....

    🎸🎶

  59. W.... ....

    I love freedom of speech! Telegraph avenue!

  60. x.... !....

    This song always makes me feel good

  61. C.... P....

    Man, I've hung out and jungled out there!!

  62. D.... A....

    The Kratos from the new God Of War straight up looks like Tim

  63. z.... t....

    frikn chorogragraphed folk punk. woot

  64. h.... ....

    Love the song. But what's with the choreography? Lol

  65. H.... C....

    It reminds me of East Bay Night

  66. L.... ....

    I like this song.

  67. L.... ....

    Look at Tim, still the same!

    The whole band is still the same!

  68. Z.... F....

    ive always wondered what comes first the lyrics or the rhythm of the song.

  69. A.... M....

    I still don’t get Lars’s sweater😂

  70. N.... ....

    Awesome tribute to somewhere I spent most of my 'misspent youth'! Berkeley since '66!

  71. �.... �....

    i love this song!
    very very!

  72. A.... E....

    telegraph avenue lyrics:

    I was there in the rain
    Man, even if them skies were blue
    You can find me on the corner of Durant
    And Telegraph Avenue

    When I was only 17
    I knew what I had to do
    So I grabbed my left handed guitar
    And I headed out to Telegraph Avenue

    Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
    Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
    Oh yeah

    Mario Savio gave a speech
    It was him against The Machine
    For that he spent 3 months in jail
    But he said he'd do it again

    Governor Reagan had enough
    So the National Guard they pushed on through
    Tear gas and riot police
    On Telegraph Avenue

    Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
    Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
    Oh yeah

    The ones who stand for freedom of speech
    Well this one goes out to you
    Well I can still hear your voice
    On Telegraph Avenue

    Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
    Na na na na na, na na na na na na, na na
    Oh yeah

  73. i.... v....

    I love this album!

  74. W.... R....

    Doc b.....maroon qld seat....although afl & nsw & other sports includede

  75. W.... R....

    Ok....oldmate yep u.pete heart....

  76. W.... R....

    Mi casa get out...haha meant su' casa...i think that's it

  77. W.... R....

    Damn.lost my connection(test please)

  78. C.... W....

    Love this song!! We already cover it! https://youtu.be/xlr5Q-pxA_c

  79. P.... ....

    I fell into a burning ring of... oh, wait

  80. T.... ....

    Is Tim going through his Johnny Cash phase? HHUuUuuummmmm.............. Sing me a folk song next. please more nananananananananananananananannaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  81. R.... C....

    This is an instant classic

  82. B.... S....

    Cool song

  83. L.... R....

    Best song of the year. Thank you for being with us rancid

  84. C.... ....

    Saw them in Detroit this summer. Before they played this song Lars started saying some dumb shit on loving America for its freeze peech. Lol what a bunch of posers but I still love them

  85. T.... S....

    you should come play in alberta canada

  86. m.... m....

    Anyone else think that rancid just LEAKS awesomeness?!

  87. m.... m....

    I love how Tim has subtitles. That just makes me laugh.

  88. P.... O....

    so is tim pressing the pedal for lars? cause I don't see nothing connected to tims acoustic XD

  89. G.... A....

    I love this song and this band and this album

  90. R.... C....

    This is like an instant classic

  91. M.... ....

    viva la rancid! may skinnies never die!

  92. s.... b....

    great but sad... were gettin old

  93. E.... ....

    They are old but still rocking the shit out of their instruments... and with a powerful message. Massive respect for this great band

  94. I.... C....

    Subtitles? Why?

  95. m.... m....

    I'm a little too obsessed with this song!

  96. m.... m....

    I love how tim has subs.

  97. M.... S....

    Dig Rancid from '93 until 2000.... even and out come the wolves. Sorry, but their post 00 shit isn't all that great. I'll still see ya in the pit tho

  98. x.... s....

    Rancid 1 LoVe!!