You Need ID lyrics

Hey, guys

No problem tonight

The guy at the door is a personal friend of mine

It's the first thing you hear

When you try to slip into a bar

Just say that you left it

Outside in your car

So you back out the door

And you think it's a sin

'Cause without the right identification

They won't let you back in

You need ID

To get into a bar

You need ID

To drive a car

Where's your ID?

I can only imagine what it would be worth

To have a slip of paper with a pre-dated birth

You could say to the bouncer,

"This ain't no jive

It's a fact, I was born in 1945"

You need ID

To get into a bar

You need ID

To drive a car

You need ID

When they say no

So what are we supposed to do?

Where are we supposed to go?

I say now, with this law, I must disagree

It's no fun for an underaged licensee

They say a picture ID ain't good enough and

You need a fingerprint and a retinal scan

You need ID

Or you won't get far

You need ID

To be a star

Identity

So what are we supposed to do?

Where are we supposed to go?

I don't know

There is some required identification

To achieve any level of inebriation

(I can't get no) gratification

'Cause I won't be of age till after graduation

No, no, no

Hey, hey, hey

No, no, no

Hey, hey, he-hey

Motels keep us out

Makes me want to shout

Got no place to go

No ID to show

No

Go

No

I took a lovely lady out on a date

With the hope that after dinner 

She would take the bait

So when the waitress came

I ordered Coke with rum

But she looked at me and said,

"You must be 21"

You need ID

To comb your hair

You need ID

To breathe the air

You need ID

To go anywhere

So what are we supposed to do?

No, no, no

Hey, hey, hey

Alright, now, I'm gonna need a quart of vodka

(You need ID)

A half gallon of orange juice

(No, no, no)

A fifth of tequila, a fifth of Southern Comfort

(Hey, hey, hey)

And, uh, keep the change, man

(You need ID)

Hey, kid, I need to see some ID

(You need ID)

(No, no, no)

What, are you kiddin' me?

(Hey, hey, hey)

Do you know how old I am?

(No, no, no)

Alright, man, I, I left it outside

(You need ID)

I'll be right back

(No, no, no)

I don't need this on a Saturday night

Come on, guys, let's try the next packie

• Artist:Big Mouth
• Album:Quite Not Right (1988)