Brian Wilson Says SMiLE A.K.A. Beard of Defiance (Lyrics)

I'm twenty-two and I live at home And I hate my shitty job and shitty wage I feel like I need an attitude adjustment When the transformation's over you can see it on my face Grow a 'stache and a beard and move out to the woods Do the H.D. Thoreau-thing and start feeling good Disconnect the phones and sever all the credit cards You hate the options they present to you And everything is owned by someone lame Here's a lesson how to deal with corporatization: Stick it to the man because the man don't own your face Grow a 'stache and a beard and move out to the woods Do the H.D. Thoreau-thing and start feeling good Disconnect the phones and sever all the credit cards You say they're not much different than me I disagree. They're buying 200-dollar designer jeans They drink martinis. I can't afford a shot of whiskey The joke's on everyone but me So, you wake up everyday You go to that job interview Before you go to that job interview, shave off your beard But do you know what happens when you shave off your beard? Ten kids die in third world countries Fifteen kids die in communist countries And twenty kids die in socialist countries Don't conform to Gillette Don't conform to Schick Don't conform to the Mach 3 Turbo Don't conform to the Venus Don't conform to the Mach 3 Don't conform to the Mach 3 My beard of defiance! My beard of defiance! My beard of defiance! My beard of defiance! And then when you wake up in the morning You go into work and your friend says, "That's a shitty beard" You say "Fuck you, you're a shitty fucking not-beard-having fuck" My beard of defiance! My beard of defiance! My beard of defiance! My beard of defiance! Take back the beard! Take back the world! Take back the beard! Take back the world! Take back the beard! Take back the world! Take back the beard! Take back the world!