I don't want someone to tell me how to live, son
I've got a hole inside my heart the size of June
I wanna live inside the barricades of a summer-of-love holiday
But I know it wouldn't feel the same
I don't want someone to pick apart my misses
I want to talk to strangers like we're the closest friends
I'm tired of always being the smartest guy in every room
But I guess that will never change
Don't you put me in the background
Don't you leave me in the fog
Haven't we already done this?
I remember back in '41
We were sleepin' at the wheel
And now the wheels are turnin'
I don't want someone to tell me how to speak, son
If I'm afraid to say my peace then we're at war
You can look me in my tired eyes and sing me another lullaby
But I know I'll still feel the same
I thought these things were supposed to kill fascists
I remember well the days when that was true
I don't need your foot upon my throat to tell me what I already know:
Some people ain't ever gonna change
Don't you put me in the background
Don't you leave me in the fog
Haven't we already done this?
I remember back in '41
We were sleepin' at the wheel
And now the wheels are turnin'
The wheels are turnin'
The wheels are turnin'
The wheels are turnin'
These old haunts are comin' apart
These old lies are comin' apart
This old faith is comin' apart
This old brain is comin' apart
These old haunts are comin' apart
These old lies are comin' apart
This old faith is comin' apart
This old brain is comin' apart
These old haunts are comin' apart
These old lies are comin' apart
This old faith is comin' apart
This old brain is comin' apart
These old haunts are comin' apart
These old lies are comin' apart
This old faith is comin' apart
This old brain is comin' apart...
I don't want someone to tell me how to live, son
I've got a hole inside my heart the size of you
And when I look around at my hometown, I wanna burn this fucker to the ground
I fear nothing's gonna change...
Nothing's ever gonna be the same
Nothing's ever gonna be the same