there seem to be several mistakes here, some of which affect the meaning of the song in small but significant ways. Here are the lyrics as I hear them:
In the town of your youth
On some famous road
Or boulevard or lane
Or boulevard or lane
There's a lilac tree
Named after you
An unfamiliar child
Get's to see it bloom
From his bedroom
And he rides in his mother's car
It's big as hell
They're on their way
Line em up to be replaced
In a house lived a dog
Not a healer or saint
He'd warm the house with his welcome wag
And in his howl I'd hear him say
"I won't run away"
But where is he now?
He left us alone
He has a new home
Oh yeah, a new home
He's gone
What were you protecting us from?
What were you protecting us from anyway?
Line em up to be replaced
Our teacher in the second grade
She taught us all the names
Of the presidents and states
Of the presidents and states
But after a summer away
She forgot hours
And where is she now?
With kids half our age
They can't know
To be wound and then let go
They wind you up then let you go
All my friends can’t wait to quit
Who’s the next one on the list?
All my friends can’t wait to leave and I
I won’t stand for it
I won’t get used to it
Follow me out the door
These still might not be 100% accurate but as far as I can tell they are closer than what's been posted.
there seem to be several mistakes here, some of which affect the meaning of the song in small but significant ways. Here are the lyrics as I hear them:
In the town of your youth On some famous road Or boulevard or lane Or boulevard or lane There's a lilac tree Named after you An unfamiliar child Get's to see it bloom From his bedroom And he rides in his mother's car It's big as hell They're on their way Line em up to be replaced
In a house lived a dog Not a healer or saint He'd warm the house with his welcome wag And in his howl I'd hear him say "I won't run away" But where is he now? He left us alone He has a new home Oh yeah, a new home He's gone What were you protecting us from? What were you protecting us from anyway? Line em up to be replaced
Our teacher in the second grade She taught us all the names Of the presidents and states Of the presidents and states But after a summer away She forgot hours And where is she now? With kids half our age They can't know To be wound and then let go They wind you up then let you go
All my friends can’t wait to quit Who’s the next one on the list? All my friends can’t wait to leave and I I won’t stand for it I won’t get used to it
Follow me out the door
These still might not be 100% accurate but as far as I can tell they are closer than what's been posted.