Growin' up

(Verse 1)
Sunrise bleedin' through the council flats
Another Monday, same old baseball bats
Crackin' on the paving stones, another fight begun
Another day of thinkin' where the hell we're gonna run
(Chorus)
'Cause we were kids then, chasin' after trains
Dreams were cheap, washed away by summer rains
Now the pavement's crackin' wider, city's pullin' tight
Growin' up, growin' up, blinkin' in the light
(Verse 2)
Remember Sarah, with the ripped-up jeans?
Said she'd be a dancer, livin' out her wildest dreams
Now she's workin' down the market, sellin' fruit and veg
Said the city chewed her up and spat her on the edge
(Chorus)
'Cause we were kids then, chasin' after trains
Dreams were cheap, washed away by summer rains
Now the pavement's crackin' wider, city's pullin' tight
Growin' up, growin' up, blinkin' in the light
(Bridge)
They told us we were wasted, a generation lost
Just another echo, at whatever the future cost
But we still got the fire, burnin' underneath the skin
Gonna prove them wrong, gonna rise again
(Guitar Solo - Raw, melodic, with plenty of feedback and bends)
(Verse 3)
Saw Liam down the pub last night, lookin' older now
Talkin' 'bout the good old days, how we don't know how
To just let go and laugh like we used to back then
Before the weight of the world came crashin' down again
(Chorus)
'Cause we were kids then, chasin' after trains
Dreams were cheap, washed away by summer rains
Now the pavement's crackin' wider, city's pullin' tight
Growin' up, growin' up, blinkin' in the light
(Outro)
Yeah, growin' up, growin' up, blinkin' in the light
Gotta keep on movin', gotta keep on fightin' right?
(Repeats and fades out with guitar feedback and a final crash cymbal)

Alternativ Rock, Britpop, male