The Offspring - 'Come Out And Play'

"Come Out And Play" by The Offspring from the album 'Smash'

LYRICS
You gotta keep 'em separated

Like the latest fashion
Like a spreading disease
The kids are strappin' on their way to the classroom
Getting weapons with the greatest of ease
The gangs stake out their own campus locale
And if they catch you slippin' then it's all over pal
If one guy's colors and the other's don't mix
They're gonna bash it up, bash it up, bash it up, bash it up

Hey, man, you talkin' back to me?
Take him out (you gotta keep 'em separated)
Hey, man, you disrespecting me?
Take him out (you gotta keep 'em separated)
Hey, they don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play

By the time you hear the siren
It's already too late
One goes to the morgue and the other to jail
One guy's wasted and the other's a waste
It goes down the same as the thousand before
No one's getting smarter, no one's learning the score
Your never-ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope, tie your own rope, tie your own...

Hey, man, you disrespecting me?
Take him out (you gotta keep 'em separated
Hey, man, you talkin' back to me?
Take him out (you gotta keep 'em separated)
Hey, they don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play

It goes down the same as the thousand before
No one's getting smarter, no one's learning the score
Your never-ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope, tie your own rope, tie your own...

Hey, man, you talking back to me?
Take him out (you gotta keep 'em separated)
Hey, man, you disrespecting me?
Take him out (you gotta keep 'em separated)
Hey, they don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play

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[goshinebullies]

You're a legend if you're listening to this in 2024

[fish]

I worked at a recycling center, and this was my anthem

[patriciasalazar]

I was so lucky to grow up during the 90's. Best music ever, we used to skateboard, rollerblade, rock out to these guys.

[BlackWings]

I’m 3 weeks old and this is the best thing I’ve heard in 15 years, I showed this to my 80 year old daughter and she loved it.

[ratnajuwitaningsih]

I am 44 years now. When I listen to this song, I feel like I'm back in time. Very colorful time. I love The Offspring... ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[SirJuicyLemon]

I simply love the voice when he says "You gotta keep'em separated"
I don't know why I love it so much

[marygreenleaf]

Im almost 82 and still love this crazy tune my grandsons got me listening to 15 or 20 years ago!!!
Never too old for the offspring.❤

[neriobrandolini]

My oldest daughter was four when this song was on the radio. One day we're riding the car and she's head banging and singing "Ya gotta keep em separated." I laughed my butt off. This song has a special place in my heart. Thanks for the memories.

[kathleenheck]

Everyone is talking about how they remember when this came out. I do too. It was absolutely a wonderful time, especially for music. But these lyrics? They are telling a story that is still incredibly prevalent in our times today. These poor kids deserve better. Everyone deserves a chance, wouldn't you say?

[KalvinEllis]

"One goes to the morgue, and the other to jail. One guy's wasted and the other's a waste." 20 years and nothing has changed.

[youtubesucks]

In high school I was sneaking out of my parents house at like 2am. My buddies pulled up blasting this as I’m hanging out a second story window. The ‘90s were something else man.

[mubpywk]

Saw them live last night. They are badass in concert. Love them.

[patavium]

One of the most iconic and representative songs of the 90’s punk rock. Masterpiece.

[putri]

This song remind me about past.. when metal, punk, and grunge music is realllyyyy good!!

[ozeppeo]

Before he became famous as the lead singer for the punk-rock band The Offspring in the mid-1990s, Dexter Holland was just another graduate student toiling away in a laboratory at the University of Southern California. One day, he pulled two five-liter Erlenmeyer flasks full of steaming hot LB broth out of the autoclave and put them in the safety hood to cool down. But the cooling process was taking forever. "They were right next to each other, " remembers Holland. "I thought, 'These things are never going to cool off. I've got to keep 'em separated.'"

The phrase struck Holland."I thought that was a funny line, " he recalls of what would become the signature hook for the band’s breakthrough hit, Come Out and Play. "It was literally a biology inspiration."

[Mazzy]

I just loved covering Offspring in our Thrash/Punk Band; it was so much fun. Thanks for the memories to those of US still alive.
RIP Mark, RIP Don. The best time of my Cover band days. Mazzy (Missy) AHO!

[raymondbruner]

You gotta keep 'em separated
Like the latest fashion
Like a spreading disease
The kids are strappin' on their way to the classroom
Getting weapons with the greatest of ease
The gangs stake their own campus locale
And if they catch you slippin' then it's all over pal
If one guys colors and the others don't mix
They're gonna bash it up
Hey - man you talkin' back to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey - man you disrespecting me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey they don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play
By the time you hear the siren
It's already too late
One goes to the morgue and the other to jail
One guy's wasted and the other's a waste
It goes down the same as the thousand before
No one's getting smarter
No one's learning the score
Your never ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope
Hey - man you disrespecting to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey - man you talking back to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey they don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play
It goes down the same as the thousand before
No one's getting smarter
No one's learning the score
Your never ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope
Hey - man you talkin' back to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey - man you disrespecting me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey they don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play

[hjekcyd]

I swear the 90's has got to be the best time to be alive. I wish i was there when this first came out.

[kabamaru]

13-15 years old I would walk everywhere listening to smash album, in a Sony diskman, that would barely fit in my jacket's pocket.Thanksfor the memories!

[fidanfast]

one of the best song intros in history