Aliran yang terkenal, pengguna rock ‘n’ roll,
Wanted to be a star.
Ingin menjadi bintang.
But he failed the blues, and he's back to loser,
Tapi dia gagal dalam blues, dan dia kembali kalah,
Playing folk in a country bar.
Bermain rakyat di country bar.
Reggae music didn't seem to satisfy his needs.
Musik reggae sepertinya tidak memuaskan kebutuhannya.
He couldn't handle modern jazz,
Dia tidak bisa menangani jazz modern,
'Cause they play it in difficult keys.
Karena mereka memainkannya dengan kunci yang sulit.
But now he's found a music he can call his own,
Tapi sekarang dia menemukan musik yang bisa dia hubungi sendiri,
Some people call it junk, but he don't care,
Beberapa orang menyebutnya sampah, tapi dia tidak peduli,
He's found a home.
Dia menemukan rumah.
He's the prince of the punks and he's finally made it,
Dia adalah pangeran dari punk dan akhirnya dia berhasil,
Thinks he looks cool but his act is dated.
Berpikir dia terlihat keren tapi aktingnya bertanggal.
He acts working class but it's all bologna,
Dia bekerja kelas tapi semuanya bologna,
He's really middle class and he's just a phony.
Dia benar-benar kelas menengah dan dia hanya palsu.
He acts tough but it's just a front,
Dia bertindak keras tapi hanya depan,
He's the prince of the punks.
Dia pangeran dari punk.
He's the prince of the punks and he's finally made it,
Dia adalah pangeran dari punk dan akhirnya dia berhasil,
Thinks he looks cool but his act is dated.
Berpikir dia terlihat keren tapi aktingnya bertanggal.
He tried to be gay, but it didn't pay,
Dia mencoba menjadi gay, tapi tidak membayar,
So he bought a motorbike instead.
Jadi dia membeli sepeda motor sebagai gantinya.
He failed at funk, so he became a punk,
Dia gagal di funk, jadi dia menjadi punk,
'Cause he thought he'd make a little more bread.
Karena dia pikir dia akan membuat sedikit roti lagi.
He's been through all of the changes,
Dia telah melalui semua perubahan,
From rock opera to Mantovani.
Dari opera rock hingga Mantovani.
Now he wears a swastika band
Sekarang dia memakai band swastika
And leather boots up past his knees.
Dan sepatu bot kulitnya melesat melewati lututnya.
He's much too old for twenty-eight,
Dia sudah terlalu tua untuk dua puluh delapan,
But he thinks he's seventeen,
Tapi dia pikir dia berumur tujuh belas tahun,
He thinks he's a stud,
Dia pikir dia pejantan,
But I think he looks more like a queen.
Tapi kurasa dia lebih mirip ratu.
He's the prince of the punks and he's finally made it,
Dia adalah pangeran dari punk dan akhirnya dia berhasil,
Thinks he looks cool but his act is dated.
Berpikir dia terlihat keren tapi aktingnya bertanggal.
He talks like a Cockney but it's all bologna,
Dia berbicara seperti Cockney tapi itu semua bologna,
He's really middle class and he's just a phony.
Dia benar-benar kelas menengah dan dia hanya palsu.
He acts tough but it's just a front.
Dia bertindak keras tapi itu hanya sebuah front.
He's the prince of the punks and he's finally made it,
Dia adalah pangeran dari punk dan akhirnya dia berhasil,
Thinks he looks cool but his act is dated.
Berpikir dia terlihat keren tapi aktingnya bertanggal.
He acts working class but it's all bologna,
Dia bekerja kelas tapi semuanya bologna,