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When I was young, yeah I was young one time, we’ve all been young.
But, this one time when I was young my buddy gave me a tape.
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And it freaked me out.
I didn’t know what to do. It was like TNT. I was in my brother’s room.
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And another time, different friend, different house,
different song, different band, he had real long hair,
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pulled the record out, put the needle on oh yeah and freaked me out.
I’d never done drugs. I barely brushed my teeth.
I was on the floor all glassy eyed fucked up beyond belief.
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Who'da known, who'da known, who'da known, who'da known
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That it would be rock and roll
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That would terrify me
That would haunt me so completely
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Yeah you were there, summer-time, young love, halcyon days, elysian fields,
Marlboro reds, white car, blue eyes, cd in, cd in, cd in, a cd in a car stereo
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and it freaked me out, what he said about love. You were right there
I don’t know where I was.
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How much do I owe my uncle? I expect it’s more than I can pay.
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He gave us a tascam, some maxells, a shure 57 and a stereo delay and it freaked me out.
Yeah the hum and the hiss. We were only 16, thought we were the shit
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Who'da known, who'da known, who'da known, who'da known
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That it would be rock and roll
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That would terrify me
That would haunt me so completely