Lyrics Angry Young Man - Steve Earle, The Dukes

Angry Young Man

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 awhile
Its a place to grow up and a place to grow old
You keep your mouth shut and you do what youre told
I told mama the day that I ran
This aint no place for an angry young man
Mama if you could see me right now
Youd be so sure you failed me somehow
Mama you never could understand
There aint no peace for an angry young man
A cheap hotel a long way from my home
So many people make you feel so alone
Dreams die easy out here in these streets
And hearts grow cold in the city heat
I aint 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
Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
Tonight theyre starin me right in the face
A lonely grave on the outskirts of town
Its three in the morning, aint no one around
Just like a ghost I come out of the night
But Ill be gone before the morning light
Mama I hope that you understand
This aint no place for an angry young man