Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties

 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

 We were born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties

 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

 We were born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties

 We freeze like statues on the pages of history
 Living was never like this when we took all those G.C.E.'s
 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
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties
 Born, born in the fifties