The Divine Comedy – Dont Blame The Young (Guitar)

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No matter how they taunt you

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you musn't blame the young

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for being very beautiful

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and having so much fun

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they dance around in discotheques

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they sing salacious songs

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they prance about on playing fields

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with next to nothing on

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they don't see the hidden dangers

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that keep the old indoors

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they all want to be famous

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though they don't know what for

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they do not fear the sting of life

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for they've yet to be stung

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so don't blame the young

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teachers don't give them too much homework

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parents don't give them a hard time

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for soon they'll be stressing bout their own work

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and dreaming of the lives and loves they left behind

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so even though they flaunt it

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please don't blame the young

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for seeming quite undaunted

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By the shape of things to come

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They're wedded to their mobiles

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You cant turn the damn thing on

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But don't blame the young

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teachers don't give them too much homework

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parents don't give them a hard time

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for soon they'll be stressing bout their own work

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and dreaming of the lives and loves they left behind

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so even when they tell you

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"you just dont know what its like

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to be this young and virile

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this fervor full of life"

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resist the overwhelming urge

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to punch them in the face

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screaming "I would give you every penny

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I have ever made to take your place"

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Cause you know that they won't listen

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the young never do

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they will live forever

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they will never be like you

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and with advances in genetics

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who are we to say they're wrong

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No don't blame the young

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you can pity them

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but dont blame the young