The Police

Released: November 2, 1978

Songwriter: Sting

Producer: The Police

We were born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s

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 '50s
Born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s

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 '50s
Born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s

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

Born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s
Born
Born in the '50s
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Born in the '50s

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Born in the '50s
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The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first new wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.

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