Angry Young Man

I've got a lot of memories tied up in this place

So much time spent in so little space

What looked like the world through the eyes of a child

Kind of closes in on you after a while

It's a place to grow up and a place to grow old

You keep your mouth shut and you do what you're told

I told mama the day that I ran

This ain't no place for an angry young man

Mama, if you could see me right now

You'd be so sure you failed me somehow

Mama, you never could understand

Ain't no peace for an angry young man

A cheap hotel a long way from my home

So many people make you feel so alone

But dreams die easy out here in these streets

And hearts grow cold in the city heat

And I ain't never been the patient kind

I got to live like I please or die tryin'

At a filling station with a gun in my hand

The only way for an angry young man

Mama, if you could see me right now

You'd be so sure you failed me somehow

Mama, you never could understand

Ain't no peace for an angry young man

Got a lot of memories tied up in this place

Tonight they're starin' me right in the face

A lonely grave on the outskirts of town

Three in the morning, ain't no one around

Just like a ghost, I come out of the night

But I'll be gone before the morning light

Mama, I hope that you understand

This ain't no place for an angry young man

Mama, if you could see me right now

You'd be so sure you failed me somehow

Mama, you never could understand

Ain't no peace for an angry young man

Mama, if you could see me right now

You'd be so sure you failed me somehow

Mama, you never could understand

Ain't no peace for an angry young man