Lunchbox

"Lunchbox" is the second single of the first album Portrait of an American Family. It was inspired by a piece of legislation dating back to 1972, which makes it illegal to have metal lunchboxes in schools. The song tells the story of a school age child who is bullied and uses his own lunchbox as a weapon in retaliation, waiting for the day he can "grow up to be a big rock & roll star" who is never intimidated by others.

[Intro] Next motherfucker's gonna get my metal I bring you... Break it down... On, we plow! [Verse 1] The big bully try to stick his finger in my chest Try to tell me, tell me he's the best I don't really give a good goddamn, 'cause [Pre-Chorus] Got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well Got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well I got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well ("I'm making my lunch!") [Chorus] I wanna grow up, wanna be A big rock and roll star I wanna grow up, I wanna be So no one fucks with me, yeah [Post-Chorus] Fire, I bring you fire Fire, I bring you... [Verse 2] Got the pencils in my pocket, try to put me down Wanna go out, gotta get down to the playground Gonna throw down at the playground I wanna go out [Pre-Chorus] Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker... Pow, pow, pow! Pow, pow, pow! Pow, pow, pow! Pow, pow, pow! [Chorus] I wanna grow up, wanna be A big rock and roll star I wanna grow up, I wanna be So no one fucks with me, yeah [Bridge] Did you have fun as a kid? It's the most beautiful thing It's beautiful to be made into a tattle tale or be forced to admire authority, or sell yourself for a piece of candy Yeah! [Chorus] I wanna grow up, wanna be A big rock and roll star I wanna grow up, I wanna be So no one fucks with me, yeah I wanna grow up, wanna be A big rock and roll star I wanna grow up, I wanna be So no one fucks with me, yeah yeah yeah