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 a while
It's a place to grow up and a place to grow old
You keep your mouth shut and do as your told
I told mama the day that I ran
This ain't no place for an angry young man
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Mama if you could see me right now
You'd be sure you failed me some how
Mama you never could understand
This ain"t no place 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 on the 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 trying
At a filling station with a gun in my hand
The only way for an angry young man
(Repeat Chorur)
Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
Tonight they're staring me right in the face
A lonely grave on the outskirts of town
It's three in the morning and no ones around
Just like a ghost I come out of the night
But I'll be gone by the morning light
Mama I hope you understand
This ain't no place for an angry young man
Repeat chorus