Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
So much time spent in so little space
What looked like the world through the eyes of a child
Kind of closes in on you after awhile
It s a place to grow up and a place to grow old
You keep your mouth shut and you do what you re told
I told mama the day that I ran
This ain t no place for an angry young man

Mama if you could see me right now
You d be so sure you failed me somehow
Mama you never could understand
There ain t no peace for an angry young man

A cheap hotel a long way from my home
So many people make you feel so alone
Dreams die easy out here in these streets
And hearts grow cold in the city heat
I ain t never been the patient kind
I got to live like I please or die tryin
At a filling station with a gun in my hand
The only way for an angry young man

Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
Tonight they re starin me right in the face
A lonely grave on the outskirts of town
It s three in the morningain t no one around
Just like a ghost I come out of the night
But I ll be gone before the morning light
Mama I hope that you understand

This ain t no place for an angry young man

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