Only 21 Lyrics - Singles - The Partisans

We grew up together 

We saw it all we thought we had it made 

but how was I gonna know 

That the bond we had would soon begin to fade 

The times we spent the fun we had 

Are the memories that just turned bad 

But that's the price we pay for being young 

We roamed the streets of every town 

We almost had the country on its knees 

But mass acceptance dragged you down 

We were a problem overcome with ease 

But unlike as we thought was right 

We went down without a fight 

And we let them grind us into the ground 

The years have gone behind us 

The things we've said and done 

It's strange to be nostalgic 

When you're only 21 

There came a time when you were gone, 

When everything you stood for disappeared 

And now I look at the shadow left 

And I doubt if you will reappear 

'Cos you've left a legacy of clones 

Of broken minds in broken homes 

And it looks like I've become a memory