Jonathan Vandenbroeck - Born in the Eighties lyrics

[Verse 1] I grew up in the 90's, least that's what I tried Looking for ways to be satisfied Went to San Diego to try out my luck Came back 12 months later, again I was stuck [Chorus] I felt like a goldfish, stuck in a bowl Was waiting for something that I could control [Verse 2] After 2000, no longer a kid The world didn't end but something else did When my father takes off, I'm already 19 He wasn't as happy, as I thought he seemed [Chorus] If this is my screenplay, I don't like my role These are the things, that you just can't control [Verse 3] Though I feel a lot older, I'm just 23 If you're looking for answers, don't come to me Instead of a future, I've got a guitar But dreaming out loud, won't get me far [Chorus] Still I feel I'm ready, for rock'n roll Cause there might be something, that I can control [Verse 4] By the time I hit 30, I'll have enough Of being a twenty-something in love My friends will all be married, or they will be gone And, I'll still be wondering what's going on [Chorus] If that's what it takes, then I'll sell my soul As long as there's something that I can control [Verse 5] One day I'll wake up, and I'll be 38 Doing the things I used to hate The trick to forget the bigger picture is when You look at everything in closeup, as often as you can [Chorus] Yeah, our revolution, is covered in mould Cause there's only so much that you can control [Bridge] And this is no anthem, because anthems are proud Pride isn't something that this is about I shouldn't care, shouldn't care But I do and that's sometimes, too hard to bear Still walking the same roads, my shoes full of holes Just waiting for something that we can control [Verse 6] If I ever reach 50, or 65 Too early to tell, if I'll still be alive We were born in the 80's, and now we are here My generation's dream will disappear [Verse 7] I'm at a graveyard, pa**ing the rows A silent surrender, we'll never get close Yeah, this is my story, you swallowed it whole About us feeling the need to be, in control