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