Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
Video directed and produced by Kaesen and Chase of Mad Rabbit Media
Audio recorded at Asteroid M Records
Huge thanks to everyone who came out to make this video happen, especially Fat Mike for his cameo, and to our parents for the behind the scenes support.
Before Sid Vicious met Nancy
Before the bat Beat on the Brat
Before The Damned planted the New Rose
Before Darby crashed smeared Pat
Before Malcolm met Vivienne Westwood
And brought Anarchy in the UK
She was rockin’ out in the valley
And in the alleys of west LA
When everyone was playing Galaga
Joanie was playin’ guitar
She had a dream when she was fifteen
She was gonna be a rock n’ roll star
So she went to Rodney Bingenheimer’s
And said “I'm here and I'm ready to play”
She asked all the girls if they were ready
To be a teenage runaway
She’d never live a normal life
She'd never be a cliche
She wasn't gonna run away from home
Cause’ she was already
A teenage runaway
Teenage runaway
Teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
Teenage runaway
She was a Sonic Seducer
And The Germs’ producer
What’d she fuckin’ play?
With a bad reputation as a label
And no label that would have her back
She told the music industry to fuck off
And went directly to the pressing plant
She didn't just sell 10 million records
Blackheart did it on their own
And rock n’ roll needed an ambassador
Her name would have to be Joan
She couldn't lead a normal life
She had to lead the way
For all the girls that are rockin’ and rollin’
Singin’ and screamin’
Always dreamin’ that someday
They could be a teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
She was a misbehaver
And a sinnovator
What did she fuckin’ play?
Video directed and produced by Kaesen and Chase of Mad Rabbit Media
Audio recorded at Asteroid M Records
Huge thanks to everyone who came out to make this video happen, especially Fat Mike for his cameo, and to our parents for the behind the scenes support.
Before Sid Vicious met Nancy
Before the bat Beat on the Brat
Before The Damned planted the New Rose
Before Darby crashed smeared Pat
Before Malcolm met Vivienne Westwood
And brought Anarchy in the UK
She was rockin’ out in the valley
And in the alleys of west LA
When everyone was playing Galaga
Joanie was playin’ guitar
She had a dream when she was fifteen
She was gonna be a rock n’ roll star
So she went to Rodney Bingenheimer’s
And said “I'm here and I'm ready to play”
She asked all the girls if they were ready
To be a teenage runaway
She’d never live a normal life
She'd never be a cliche
She wasn't gonna run away from home
Cause’ she was already
A teenage runaway
Teenage runaway
Teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
Teenage runaway
She was a Sonic Seducer
And The Germs’ producer
What’d she fuckin’ play?
With a bad reputation as a label
And no label that would have her back
She told the music industry to fuck off
And went directly to the pressing plant
She didn't just sell 10 million records
Blackheart did it on their own
And rock n’ roll needed an ambassador
Her name would have to be Joan
She couldn't lead a normal life
She had to lead the way
For all the girls that are rockin’ and rollin’
Singin’ and screamin’
Always dreamin’ that someday
They could be a teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
A teenage runaway
She was a misbehaver
And a sinnovator
What did she fuckin’ play?
