Young People Scream Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 8 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on December 23, 2020. He first performed it at Ronnie Scott's on June 05, 1988, 32 years and 6 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Groovy Decay Robyn Hitchcock Albion Records Album 1982
Groovy Decoy Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1985
The Man Who Invented Himself Robyn Hitchcock United Records Compilation 1986
Gravy Deco Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1995
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/05/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/30/1988
The Birchmere Robyn Hitchcock Alexandria Virginia US 04/23/1990
Trax Robyn Hitchcock Charlottesville Virginia US 04/25/1990
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/30/1990
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/29/1992
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 09/30/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/23/2020

Lyrics

Young people scream, but the old they don't hear what they say
Young people dance, but the old they just get in the way
Young people laugh, but the old they just don't want to hear
Because it's all been done before and baby, if it hasn't they don't care

Old people, they make young people scream
Old people, they make young people lay down and die

Old people envy the young all their vigor and rhythm
Soon they'll be dead and they want to take everyone with 'em
With their leathery skin and their shriveled old underwear too
They're stuck in the past and they'll never do anything new

Old people, they make young people scream
Old people, they make young people lay down and die

Young people always get hot when there's something to say
Senior citizens got us in this mess today
Apples and pears when they're ripe they fall down from the trees
Old people cling on to life like some kind of disease

Old people, they make young people scream
Old people, they make young people lay down and die

Old people, they make young people scream
Old people, they make young people lay down and die

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