Born In The 50s

We were bornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn in the fiftiesMy mother criedWhen president Kennedy diedShe said it was the communistsBut I knew betterWould they drop the bomb on usWhile we made love on the beachWe were the class they couldn't teach'Cos we knew betterWe were bornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn in the fiftiesThey screamedWhen the Beatles sangAnd they laughed when the King fell down the starsOh they should've known betterOh we hated our AuntThen we messed in our pantsThen we lost our faith and prayed to the TVOh we should've known betterWe were bornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn in the fiftiesBornBorn 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 teacher