Buzzcocks: Sixteen again

Feeling like Im almost sixteen againLayin round doing nothing like all my friendsPlay it cool dont get angry count up to tenJust like I was sixteen againEverybody gets the lowdown right from the startEverybody gets the showdown right from the heartBut thats all thats on the menu and lifes a la carteI dont knowThings in life are not played for keepsIf it makes you happy itll make you weepAnd if you want some more practical adviceIf you cant think once then dont think twiceCos things wont seem so niceYoull wish you were sixteen againOh noFeeling rather strange when youre sixteen againThings dont seem the same the past is so plainThis future is our future this times not a gameThis time youre sixteen againAlways on your own when theres nobody elseAsking myself would I be someone elseBut after all lifes only deaths recompenseI dont knowThings in life are not played for keepsIf it makes you happyitll make you weepAnd if you want some more practical adviceIf you cant think once then dont think twiceCos things wont seem so niceYoull wish you were sixteen againOh noLook at me here I am for your eyesMirrored proof of what you recognizeI know I never will feel quite like youAnd I know you wont treat me right till I doBut at least well know its trueThat were sixteen againOh noFeeling like Im almost sixteen againLazyin round doing nothing like all my friendsPlay it cool dont get angry count up to tenJust like I was sixteen againAlways on your own when theres nobody elseAsking myself would I be someone elseBut after all lifes only deaths recompenseI dont knowLook at me here I am for your eyesMirrored proof of loves suicideI know I never will feel quite like youAnd I know you wont treat me right till I doBut at least well know its trueThat were sixteen againOh noSixteen againSixteen again