1996

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I had no cares in the 1990s I knew of no downfalls Though war was breaking out all around me My concerns were with prank calls [Pre-Chorus] She kissed me on the cheek, she kissed me on the cheek Right in front of the older kids When our self-belief, our self-belief Wasn't scarred by the modern itch 'Cause now it feels like [Chorus] We kiss with one eye on our TV set And the more I give, the less I get Needing fairground rides just to spark a smile There's little here to miss Bring back 1996 (Ah-ah, ah-ah) Bring back 1996 (Ah-ah, ah-ah) So hard to beat those teenage kicks (Ah-ah, ah-ah) Bring back 1996 (Ah-ah, ah-ah) [Verse 2] We were cloning sheep in the 1990s We were building telescopes And sugar filled the whole of my body As I urged it on to grow [Pre-Chorus] I kissed her on the cheek, I kissed her on the cheek Just to impress the older kids But my self-belief, my self-belief Wasn't lost in the modern glitch 'Cause now it feels like [Chorus] We kiss with one eye on our TV set And the more I give, the less I get Needing fairground rides just to spark a smile There's little here to miss Bring back 1996 (Ah-ah, ah-ah) Bring back 1996 (Ah-ah, ah-ah) [Bridge] Stop talking, stop talking (Ah-ah-ah-ah) I need a lover, not a friend tonight I'm leaving, I'm leaving (Ah-ah-ah-ah) I'm not cut out for the modern life [Instrumental Break] [Outro] (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da) (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da) I'll never beat those teenage kicks (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da) (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da) I'll never beat those teenage kicks (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da) (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da) I'll never beat those teenage kicks (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da) (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da) Bring back 1996 (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da) (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da) (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da) (Da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da)