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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
Vocals
James Hall
James Hall
Bass
Dave Nugent
Dave Nugent
Guitar
Eric Fares
Eric Fares
Keyboards
Josh Trager
Josh Trager
Drums
Joseph Donovan
Joseph Donovan
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
Composer
Davide Rossi
Davide Rossi
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joseph Donovan
Joseph Donovan
Recording Engineer
Adrian Popovich
Adrian Popovich
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mike Fraser
Mike Fraser
Mixing Engineer
Eric Mosher
Eric Mosher
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
No one feels more alone than the children of a dying breed
You never feel at home when you're just another mouth to feed
I wanna live in geological time
Because I'm still in my biological prime
[Verse 2]
If nobody listens then who's gonna hear?
If nobody listens, will we disappear?
[Verse 3]
You flip a man a quarter playing songs on his guitar
You're on a street corner feeling like a patron of the arts
And now the kids don't know how to dance to rock and roll
I said the kids don't know how to dance to rock and roll
[Verse 4]
If nobody listens then who's gonna hear?
If nobody listens, will we disappear?
[Verse 5]
I just don't understand
Why the kids don't know how to dance to rock and roll
I said the kids don't know how to dance to rock and roll
They're always on the phone and they always gotta have control
And now the kids don't know how to dance to rock and roll
[Verse 6]
The golden years are under attack
(We're taking them back, we're taking them back)
The golden years are under attack
(We're taking them back, we're taking them back)
[Verse 7]
Looking for an original voice
But the beaten path leaves little choice
The melody that you thought you found
Reveals that she's been sleeping around
[Verse 8]
We were apostles, they were the high priests
We lived the hustle, the keepers of the back beat
We're under pressure to reconcile
Our point of view with contemporary style
[Verse 9]
It used to be that the kids were the ones who knew how to get off
It was a yell from the swamp now it's only coming out as a cough
I can't sell my songs so I'm gonna have to give 'em away
I can't sell myself since my hair started turning to gray
[Verse 10]
If nobody listens then who's gonna hear?
If nobody listens, will we disappear?
[Verse 11]
I just don't understand
Why the kids don't know how to dance to rock and roll
I said the kids don't know how to dance to rock and roll
The high priests are calling, all disciples back to the fold
Because the kids don't know how to dance to rock and roll
Written by: Sam Roberts
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