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We Didn't Start the Fire (Years 1990-2010)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
It Lives, It Breathes
It Lives, It Breathes
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Cops are fallin' outta line, congress runnin' outta time
Stealin', bein' raised again, who cares we're broke anyway
Donald Trump, Hillary, change is what we really need
Drone strikes, neon lights, American dreams
[Verse 2]
Bruce's name is Kaitlyn now, go ahead and show us how
The hottest thing for women is finding what to wear
Miley Cyrus, free the breast, Kanye runs for president
Charlie Sheen, HIV, tiger blood, that what you mean?
[Verse 3]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burnin' since the world's been turnin'
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it but we tried to fight it
[Verse 4]
Gun laws, GMO's, Lamar Odom, smartphones
Whoever said money was the answer that you need?
Middle East, Syria, refugees hysteria, seekin' your asylum
Never seemed so fuckin' hard
[Verse 5]
Russian plane taken down, none of us are safe and sound
Even Christmas parties are a terrible affair
Charlie Hebdo, heresy, going down in infamy
ISIS at the last show, Paris won't take anymore
[Verse 6]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burnin' since the world's been turnin'
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it but we tried to fight it
[Verse 7]
Justin Bieber back again, Lebron James' balding head
Gay marriage all the way, Malaysian Airlines disappeared
Tom Brady's deflated balls, Adele and her a thousand calls
Chris Pratt, Jurassic World, hoverboards, and Star Wars
[Verse 8]
Earthquakes, handshakes, makin' deals with high stakes
Global warming, habits forming, give me what you take
Do we realize what it takes? Lives matter, every race
Michael Brown blown away, what else do I have to say?
[Verse 9]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burnin' since the world's been turnin'
We didn't start the fire
But we're real gone and we will still turn on and on
[Verse 10]
We didn't start the fire
We didn't start the fire
It was always burnin' since the world's been turnin'
[Verse 11]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burnin' since the world's been turnin'
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it but we tried to fight it
Written by: Billy Joel
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