Guilty By Association

Six years ago, a very hot summer night, ave a with friends hanging tight No future, no goals, and no destiny, hanging on the corner For the world to see Some friends drunk, some friends high Laughing talking shit as the people walked by The air was tense and muggy as fuck, lower east side running amuck Guilty by association, judged by who I know Can't keep all my friends out of trouble When they got no place to go Me drug free in the midst of it all Crazy fucking summer hanging out with madball People got their ass kicked, people got hurt But I was accepted for all it was worth Bad reputations are hard to live down I'm not guilty for who I hang around Sometimes I felt like an outcast, trying to talk my friends out of trouble Tried to be a positive role model, but I got caught up in the rumble We had ideas scribbled on walls, six years later, our destiny calls Living our lives, some of us in bands Touring the world, but we know where we stand 'Cause when we play shows together or just hanging out We're still the same fellas, still all tight, young till we die And ready to fight for what's right As I look back now on that summer vacation I realize, I'll always be guilty by association