The Handshake (KROQ radio) Songtext
von Bad Religion

Every time you shake someone′s hand
And it feels like your best friend
Could it be that it's only superficiality?

Without regard to well-being
Without an inkling of compromise
Handshakes are nothing but a subtle fuck you
Our contracts determine the best friendships

This is the way of the modern world
Everyone′s vying for patronage
This is the way of the modern world
And something's gotta give

Every time you shake someone's hand
And you share neither color nor creed
You gotta overcome the obstacles of history

There is restrained passion, mistrust and bigotry
And these have created the new foundations of society
There′s no harmony, just class and race


This is the way of the modern world
Everyone′s fighting for dominance
This is the way of the modern world
And something's gotta give

Now I believe in unity
And I am willing to compromise
But I′m not gonna lie or sell my soul

Every time you shake someone's hand
It determines where you stand
If you won′t uphold your side, then it's better to

Fend for yourself, fend for yourself
Fend for yourself and shun the handshake
Fend for yourself, fend for yourself
Fend for yourself and shun the handshake

I believe in unity
And I am willing to compromise
I believe in unity
But I′m not gonna lie or sell my soul
Someone's gotta give

Thank you