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(What My Old Man Is) I Don't Wanna Be

from T​.​L​.​C. by Not The Ones

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original in German by Ton Steine Scherben

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(what my old man is) i don't wanna be

when i come home i find this old bloke i'm living with
he says he is my father and well, i think he is
we don't meet very often and don't talk much if we do
but when we talk he asks me: boy, what will become of you?

anything you start up you stop not having tried
you can never feed a family and you never find a bride

you must work hard, you must slave away like me
but what my old man is i don't wanna be
no, what my old man is i don't wanna be
i wanna break out, leave the cash and start anew
'cos i know if nothing changes, then with this world i am through

money makes the world go 'round
'round and 'round like a hamster wheel
all day long i turn the grindstone no matter what i think or feel
i'd really like to pay my boss a little visit with my friends
but i keep choking back my anger
i no longer know where i am

i'd rather pack my bags when there's another row at home
got Friday on my mind on Monday when i wake alone

but my father says:
you must work hard, you must slave away like me
but what my old man is i don't wanna be
no, what my old man is i don't wanna be
i wanna break out, leave the cash and start anew
'cos i know if nothing changes, then with this world i am through

but my father says:
you must work hard, boy, you must slave away like me
you must work hard, you must slave away like me

but what my old man is i don't wanna be
no, what my old man is i don't wanna be
i wanna break out, leave the cash and start anew
'cos i know if nothing changes, then with this world i am through
with this world i am through

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from T​.​L​.​C., released December 16, 2017
music and lyrics: Ralph Möbius, English rendering: Kidd

Kidd: Vocals/Guitars
Hugo: Bass
Jens: Drums/3rd Guitar
SmaiL: 2nd Guitar
Candy and the Stripes & Patsy Stone: Backings

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Not The Ones Berlin, Germany

NOT THE ONES aus Ost-Berlin spielen simplen 77-Punk mit Ohrwurmmelodien.
Dem Titel der ersten LP entsprechend versuchen NOT THE ONES seit Jahren, mit ihrer Musik schlechte Laune zu verbreiten, doch Publikum & Kritiker sprechen stets von Gute-Laune-Musik.
Bei Wanda Records heißt es: „Charmant-britische Guitar Punk-Nummern in Richtung Alternative TV & Adverts, versetzt mit Boys/Lurkers-Melodien.“ ... more

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