(Sting)
We were born
Born in the fifties

Born
Born in the fifties
Born

Born in the fifties
Born
Born in the fifties


My mother cried
When president Kennedy died

She said it was the communists
But I knew better


Would they drop the bomb on us
While we made love on the beach
We were the class they couldn't teach

'Cos we knew better

We were born

Born in the fifties
Born
Born in the fifties

Born
Born in the fifties
Born

Born in the fifties

They screamed

When the Beatles sang
And they laughed when the King fell down the stars
Oh they should've known better


Oh we hated our Aunt
Then we messed in our pants

Then we lost our faith and prayed to the TV
Oh we should've known better


We were born
Born in the fifties
Born

Born in the fifties
Born
Born in the fifties

Born
Born in the fifties


We freeze like statues on the pages of history
Living was never like this when we took all those G.C.E.'s
Oh you opened the door for us

And then you turned to dust

You don't understand us

So don't reprimand us
We're taking the future
We don't need no teacher


(repeat chorus to fade)