The Tragically Hip — The Kid's Don't Get It lyrics

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You said, ‘If I ask you a question,
are you gonna lie to me?'
I said, ‘honey, is that your question?
cuz honey, that one’s easy'
cuz half the truth is, just how much there is The kids don’t get it No. The kids don’t get it
I’m gonna be an expert stranger,
better than the giant squid
I’m gonna leave the stranger experts
scratching their heads, saying, ‘how'd he do it?!'
When half the truth is, just how hard it is But the kids don’t get it No. The kids won’t get it
I’ll be the antlers and I’ll be the elk
I’ll be the right whale and I’ll be parallel
The kids don’t get it That’s right, kids don’t get it
I’ll feel more than human when the work’s hitting home
I’ll be aped by my ancestors. I’ll state the plan as my own
I’ll be gripping the city, I’ll be hitting the town
You’ll say. ‘I'd be hurt if you didn’t, when I come around'
That’s right, kids don’t get it
I’ll be as careless as you are certain.
I’ll get outta my own way
I’ll stop to cry into the curtains
and like the greats, before me, go on stage
And if half-true its, good enough for this
cuz the kids don’t get it No. The kids don’t get it If I ask you a question,
ya gonna lie to me?
Ah honey is that your question?
cuz that one’s easy
Kids don’t get it Just how hard it is Kids don’t get it Just how much there is