The Jam - When You're Young lyrics
[The Jam - When You're Young lyrics]
Life is timeless
Days are long when you're young
You used to fall in love with everyone
Any guitar and any bass drum
Life is a drink and you
Get drunk when you're young
Life is new and there's things to be done
You can't wait to be grown up
Acceptance into the capital world
You pull on some weed
Then you pull on someone when you're young
But, you find out life isn't like that
It's so hard to comprehend
Why you set up your dreams to
Have them smashed in the end
But, you don't mind you've got
Time on your side
And they're never gonna make
You stand in line
You're just waiting for the right time
You're fearless and brave - you can't
Be stopped when you're young
You swear you're never ever
Gonna work for someone
No corporations for the new age sons
Tears of rage roll down your face
But still you say "it's fun"
And you find out life isn't like that
It's so hard to understand
Why the world is your oyster
But your future's a clam
It's got you in it's grip before you're born
It's done with the use of a dice and a board
They let you think you're king
But you're really a pawn
You're fearless and brave - you can't
Be stopped when you're young
You used to fall in love with everyone
Any guitar and any bass drum
Over the country the lights are going out
In millions of homes and thousands of flats
Going out! going out! going out!
Going out! going out! going out!
Going out! going out! going out!
Days are long when you're young
You used to fall in love with everyone
Any guitar and any bass drum
Life is a drink and you
Get drunk when you're young
Life is new and there's things to be done
You can't wait to be grown up
Acceptance into the capital world
You pull on some weed
Then you pull on someone when you're young
But, you find out life isn't like that
It's so hard to comprehend
Why you set up your dreams to
Have them smashed in the end
But, you don't mind you've got
Time on your side
And they're never gonna make
You stand in line
You're just waiting for the right time
You're fearless and brave - you can't
Be stopped when you're young
You swear you're never ever
Gonna work for someone
No corporations for the new age sons
Tears of rage roll down your face
But still you say "it's fun"
And you find out life isn't like that
It's so hard to understand
Why the world is your oyster
But your future's a clam
It's got you in it's grip before you're born
It's done with the use of a dice and a board
They let you think you're king
But you're really a pawn
You're fearless and brave - you can't
Be stopped when you're young
You used to fall in love with everyone
Any guitar and any bass drum
Over the country the lights are going out
In millions of homes and thousands of flats
Going out! going out! going out!
Going out! going out! going out!
Going out! going out! going out!