This week’s lyric is more commonly referred to by classic rock radio listeners as “Teenage Wasteland.” Its original title was going to be “Teenage Wasteland,” but the title was used for another, unrelated song. The title is a mashup of two of Pete Townshend’s influences, Meher Baba and Terry Riley.
Enjoy Baba O’Riley by The Who (from 1971’s Who’s Next).
Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don’t need to fight
To prove I’m right
I don’t need to be forgiven
Don’t cry, don’t raise your eye
It’s only teenage wasteland
Sally, take my hand
We’ll travel south ‘cross land
Put out the fire and don’t look past my shoulder
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let’s get together before we get much older
Teenage wasteland
It’s only teenage wasteland
They’re all wasted
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