Born In The 50's

We were born, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesMy mother criedWhen president Kennedy diedShe said it was the communistsBut I knew betterWould they drop the bomb on us While we made love on the beachWe were the class they couldn't teach'Cause we knew betterWe were born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesThey screamedWhen the Beatles sangAnd they laughed when the King fell down the stairs Oh they should've known betterOh we hated our AuntsThen we messed in our pantsThen we lost our faith and prayed to the TVOh we should've known betterWe were born, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesWe freeze like statues on the pages of historyLiving was never like this when we took all those G.C.E.'sOh, you opened the door for usAnd then you turned to dustYou don't understand usSo don't reprimand usWe're taking the futureWe don't need no teacherBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fiftiesBorn, born in the fifties