When We Were Young

Artist: Dolores O’Riordan
Released on:
Are You Listening? (Track #2)
Duration: 3:25


LYRICS

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Funny how things just tasted better
When we were young, when we were young
Funny how things just seemed so easy
When we were young
It’s been a long day (ha-a-a), it’s been a long day (ha-a)
It’s been a long day (ha-a-a), it’s been a long day

I wanna get out, I wanna go home
Is anything better than you on the phone
I wanna get out, I wanna go home
Is anything better than you on the phone
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I think that we weren’t always grateful
For what you’ve done, when we were young
I think that we weren’t always grateful for what you’ve done
We’ve come a long way (ha-a-a), we’ve come a long way (ha-a)
We’ve come a long way (ha-a-a), we’ve come a long way

I wanna get out, I wanna go home
Is anything better than you on the phone
I wanna get out, I wanna go home
Is anything better than you on the pho-o-one
(la-a, la-a, la-a) you on the phone, (la-a) you on the phone, (la-a, la-a, la-a, la-a, la-a) you on the pho-one
I wanna get out, I wanna go home
Is anything better than you on the phone
I wanna get out, I wanna go home
I wanna feel better, can’t make it alone
I wanna get out, I wanna go home
Is anything better than you on the pho-o-o-o-o-one
la-u-e-e-o-o-a-a-a-a-a, la-u-e-e-o-o-a-a-a-a-a, la-u-o-o-a-a-a-a-a


CREDIT INFORMATION

  • Music and lyrics by Dolores O’Riordan
  • Produced by Dolores O’Riordan & Dan Brodbeck
  • Engineered by Dan Brodbeck
  • Mixed by Richard Chycki
  • Published by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd

MEANING

  • Dolores in 2007, “It’s kind of like when you have little ones, you become aware that they’re in a kind of a headspace. And they’ll never be able to get it back when they hit ten, then twelve, then the teens… and the angst… and suddenly they’re on the next level. In a way, when you’re a kid, you have no stress, because all you have to do is worrying about dressing yourself. I’m just looking back on when I was a kid and saying thanks mom, thanks for doing all you did and hoping my own kids love and appreciate me the same.

NOTES

  • “When We Were Young” is the 2nd single from “Are You Listening?” and was released in 2007.

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