No Direct Answer - This is just a punk rock song (cut 5)

Tribute to Bad Religion
“A punk rock song has to be short, chop it down, cut all those lines out.”
[verse 1]
Long ago in a dusty village, full of hunger, pain and strife.
a man came forth with a vision of truth, and the way to a better life.
he was convinced he had the answer, and ... (no no no shorter!)
[chorus]
We have no direction for so many dilemmas in life,
because we want direct answers for our strife.
The correct answer can solve every problem.
Unless it fails, and we end up like Gotham.
Sociology is entomology, we are just bugs.
limited and in need of hugs.
No direct answer for you.
(this is just a punk rock song.)
[verse 2]
In a time when wise men peered through glass tubes toward the sky,
the heavens changed in predictable ways, (we dont have time for that)
Don't tell me about the answer, another one will come along soon.
I don't believe you have the answer; I've got ideas too!
I've got No direct answer for you. (oi oi oi)
[verse 3]
An urban sprawl sits choking on its discharge, overwhelmed by industry.
searching for a modern day savior (we dont have time for that)
everyone's begging for an answer, without regard to validity.
the searching never ends, it goes on and on my friend, for eternity.
(yeah, this is just a punk rock song)
[bridge]
have you been to the desert?
have you witnessed the plague?
have you walked with the dead?
A sullen figure walks along a dusty road.
his life was holy and he couldn't bear the load.
shouting his questions, looking for directions.
(is just a punk rock song?)
No direct answer for you. (there's no direction)
[verse 4]
a righteous student came and asked me to reflect
(oi) prepare for rejection you'll get no direction.
you'll get no direct answer from me.
not the one you want, not the one you need.
But hey, its ok, this is just a punk rock song.
(yeah, word) this is just a punk rock song
written for people who can see something's wrong
like ants in a colony we do our share
but there's so many other insects out there
and this is just a punk rock song.
[verse 5]
Are we stuck in a quagmire? have you swam in the shit?
swamp party conventions with fake rhetoric
but we swallow it all, and not much has changed... (so sick)
What can we do? this is just a punk rock song.
written for the people who can see something's wrong.
like workers in a factory we do our share.
but there's so many other frickin' robots out there.
10 million dollars on a losing campaign.
20 million starving and writhing in pain.
big strong people unwilling to give,
small in vision and perspective.
one population runnin' out of time (runnin' out of time).
But hey this is just a punk rock song,
[chorus]
We have no direction for so many dilemmas in life,
because we want direct answers for our strife.
The correct answer can solve every problem.
Unless it fails, and we end up like Gotham.
Sociology is entomology, we are just bugs.
limited, in need of hugs.
No direct answer for you.
(this is just a punk rock song, shut up!)