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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Who
The Who
Performer
Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Vocals
John Entwistle
John Entwistle
Bass Guitar
Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Guitar
Keith Moon
Keith Moon
Drums
Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Shel Talmy
Shel Talmy
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
People try to put us d-down
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[Verse 2]
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
[Verse 3]
Why don't you all fade away?
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[Verse 4]
My generation
This is my generation, baby
[Verse 5]
Why don't you all fade away?
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-s-say
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big sensation
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[Verse 6]
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
My, my, gen-generation
My, my, my, my generation
[Verse 7]
People try to put us d-down
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-g-get around
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-c-cold
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[Verse 8]
My generation
This is my generation, baby
My, my, m-my, m-my gen-gen-generation
[Verse 9]
Talkin' 'bout my generation
My generation, it's my generation, baby
This is my generation, this is my generation
This is my generation, this is my generation
Written by: Pete Townshend
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