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| From | CCDatsMe@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Songs about adolecence.... (and a bit on baseball) |
| Date | Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:55:52 EDT |
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In a message dated 9/14/07 9:39:04 AM, underthefloat@msn.com writes:
> I've often thought about putting together a CDR of songs that
> reflect those rather trying years called adolecence. I'm kind of a
> sucker for them, I guess.
>
For my money, no song has ever nailed teen alienation better than Screen
Test's "Nothing Really Matters When You're Young," written by guitarist Arty
Lenin. I'm gonna get some of the lyrics wrong, but here goes:
At times you start wondering, what'd you do with your life
When you're kissing with your lover all through the night
What was different about you when you were in your teens?
If you didn't wanna play the game, then you weren't part of the scene
[chorus]
What did they know? Where are they now?
Where did they go? Are they any place at all?
They hurt you so, but that was long ago
And nothing really mattered when you were young, oh no
Nothing really matters when you're young
Still keep thinkin' bout the young sweet girl
Well, she told me she would marry me when we got out of school
She started dating the boy down the street 'cause he bought a brand new car
A week or so was all that it could last
She had to make it through the senior class
[chorus]
Can't really think about life bein' fair
But you can't forget the faces that took away your share
[chorus]
Where did they go?
Where did they go?
Where did they go?
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