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verse 1:
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Back when I was younger they were talkin' at me, never listened to a word I said
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Back when I was younger they were talkin' at me, never listened to a word I said
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Always yap yap yappin' and complainin' at me, made me think I'd be better off dead
D A E A D A E A
I don't wanna talk about it, I don't wanna hear no lip
D A E A G D E
Take your share don't shout about it, that's your lot, remember you're a kid
verse 2:
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They would always teach me that to swear was a sin, always speak your mind but not aloud
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Think of something that you wanna do with your life, nothin' that you like, that's not allowed
D A E A D A E A
I've no time to talk about it, all your stupid hopes and dreams
D A E A G D E
Get your feet back on the ground son, it's exams that count not football teams
D E A D E A
And I'm runnin' at the edge of their world, they're criticisin' somethin' they just can't understand
D E A D E A
Livin' on the edge of their town and I won't be shot down
verse 3:
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Taught me to defend myself and to be a man, how to kick someone and run away
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Gave me everythin' that any young man could need but don't understand why I won't stay
D A E A D A E A
Here's your room and here's your records, here's your home and here you'll stay
D A E A G D E
Here's somewhere I don't believe in, wish someone would take it all away
D E A D E A
And I'm runnin' at the edge of their world, they're criticisin' somethin' they just can't understand
D E A D E A
Livin' on the edge of their town and I won't be shot down
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D E A D E A
Runnin' at the edge of their world, they're criticisin' somethin' they just can't understand
D E A D E D E D E A
Livin' on the edge of their town and I won't be, no I won't be, no I won't be shot down
Written by Stiff Little Fingers