This song is a reflection on Minutemen’s history as a band and the history of the LA punk rock scene. Despite the song’s generally being known amongst fans as one of Minutemen’s best, the song was generally unwanted when the band sat down to choose the tracklist for the album, and it was Watt’s last...
Our band could be your life
Real names'd be proof
Me and Mike Watt, we played for years
Punk rock changed our lives
We learned punk rock in Hollywood
Drove up from Pedro
We were fucking corndogs
We'd go drink and pogo
Mr. Narrator
This is Bob Dylan to me
My story could be his songs
I'm his soldier child
Our band is scientist rock
But I was E. Bloom, Richard Hell
Joe Strummer and John Doe
Me and Mike Watt, playing guitar
History Lesson - Part II was written by Mike Watt.
History Lesson - Part II was produced by Ethan James.