Back when I was younger they were talking at me  Never listened to a word I said  Always yap yap yapping and complaining at me  Made me think I'd be better off dead  I don't want to talk about it  I don't want to hear no lip  Take your share don't shout about it  That's your lot remember you're a kid    They would always teach me that to swear was a sin  Always speak your mind but not aloud  Think of something that you want to do with your life  Nothing that you like that's not allowed  I've no time to talk about it  All your stupid hopes and dreams  Get your feet back on the ground son  It's exams that count no football teams    [Chorus:]  And I'm running at the edge of their world  They're criticising something they just can't understand  Living on the edge of their town  And I won't be shot down    Taught me to defend myself and to be a man  How to kick someone and run away  Gave me everything that any young man could need  But don't understand why I won't stay  Here's your room and here's your records  Here's your home and here you'll stay  Here's somewhere I don't believe in  Wish someone would take it all away    [Chorus - repeat]