The Police — Born in the ’50s

[Chorus] We were born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s [Verse 1] 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 'cause we knew better [Chorus] We were born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s [Verse 2] They screamed when the Beatles sang And they laughed when the King fell down the stairs Oh, they should've known better Oh, we hated our aunts, then we messed in our pants Then we lost our faith and prayed to the TV Oh, we should've known better [Chorus] We were born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s [Bridge] We freeze like statues on the pages of history Living was never like this when we took all those GCEs 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 [Chorus] We were born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s [Chorus] We were born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s Born, born in the '50s