Born in the Eighties

[Verse 1]
I grew up in the 90's
Least that's what I tried
Looking for ways
To be satisfied

Went to San Diego
To try out my luck
Came back 12 months later
Again I was stuck

[Chorus 1]
I felt like a goldfish
Stuck in a bowl
Was waiting for something
That I could control

[Verse 2]
After 2000
No longer a kid
The world didn't end
But something else did

When my father takes off
I'm already 19
He wasn't as happy
As I thought he seemed

[Chorus 2]
If this is my screenplay
I don't like my role
These are the things
That you just can't control

[Verse 3]
Though I feel a lot older
I'm just 23
If you're looking for answers
Don't come to me

Instead of a future
I've got a guitar
But dreaming out loud
Won't get me far

[Chorus 3]
Still I feel I'm ready
For rock'n roll
'Cause there might be something
That I can control

[Verse 4]
By the time I hit 30
I'll have enough
Of being a twenty-
Something in love

My friends will all be married
Or they will be gone
And, I'll still be wondering
What's going on

[Chorus 4]
If that's what it takes
Then I'll sell my soul
As long as there's something
That I can control

[Verse 5]
One day I'll wake up
And I'll be 38
Doing the things
I used to hate

The trick to forget
The bigger picture is when
You look at everything in closeup
As often as you can

[Chorus 5]
Yeah, our revolution
Is covered in mould
'Cause there's only so much
That you can control

[Bridge]
And this is no anthem
'Cause anthems are proud
Pride isn't something
That this is about

I shouldn't care
Shouldn't care, but I do
And that's sometimes
Too hard to bear

[Chorus 6]
Still walking the same roads
My shoes full of holes
Just waiting for something
That we can control

[Verse 6]
If I ever reach 50
Or 65
Too early to tell
If I'll still be alive

We were born in the 80's
And now we are here
My generation's
Dream will disappear

[Verse 7]
I'm at a graveyard
Passing the rows
A silent surrender
We'll never get close

Yeah, this is my story
You swallowed it whole
About us feeling the need to be
In control