Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Kids Learn Quick, artist - The Herd. Date of issue: 23.05.2008
Age restrictions: 18+
Song language: English
Kids Learn Quick |
| Chorus: And they still build walls — to keep us in or out — I’m not sure |
| I am the sharp tip of the army’s claw |
| Must look the part, must look the law |
| This uniform’s a red rag to bombers |
| Knowing that my death would bring them honour |
| So f**k the scholars and their white collars |
| Your nerves aren’t as ragged as this soldier’s |
| It gets colder — feels like everyone’s got a chip on their shoulder oh |
| What if today’s the day my luck leaves me? |
| Everything is normally uneasy |
| No reason why it wouldn’t be this evening |
| That’s why every day I dream of leaving |
| Still they come — they queue |
| Clenched are the hands who are tightening screws |
| Control how their population moves |
| This is what the rebels are making us do |
| Alert and on edge |
| The tablets go straight to the head — I’m jumpy |
| They holding the scruff of the neck of the country |
| So much sun does the blood see |
| The checkpoint is teeth and guns |
| The bad apples make me numb with their cries with a request denied |
| I hate the f**kin look in their eye — but I don’t wanna live like this |
| Let you in but not your wife and kids |
| Who may or may not aspire to by martyrs |
| But the state will clamp down hard regardless |
| Pre-emption as self defense and that might be severance for live rounds at |
| residents |
| When even their children throw stones |
| That’s why I can’t wait to go home |
| Chorus |
| Nothing in my pocket but a work permit |
| Temporary, yes signed today — legit |
| This kid’s making it too hard |
| The worst part — I clock on in five minutes |
| Are we at war with them or are we their Mexicans? |
| When testing them means resting in bed with a bump on your head for many days |
| Like my mother says 'we can’t afford that anyway' |
| Which ever way you look at it |
| The lay of the land is crooked |
| Holy Lands mad shook with hatred |
| This road is ancient |
| And now the gatekeeper is 18 |
| Which he’s clearly hating |
| That doesn’t change the fact he’s still got me waiting |
| On land the UN states is mine |
| You can see how that frustrates the mind of a young man |
| Young man opposite — holding the gun |
| Telling him to stop — run — even just for fun |
| And if it gets too much |
| That other man runs |
| No such luck if a rocket struck tonight |
| We might be stuck for the night |
| Along with some tired men who might be up for a fight |
| Ain’t seen enough of the light |
| Seems nothing is right |
| This kid’s tired and it shows |
| But he’s seen me enough times to know |
| Let me go — by the scruff |
| Am I Fatah? |
| Hamas? |
| Tell me why you’d give a f**k |
| Either way you won’t let me up out of this dust |
| I see you through a cloud of mistrust |
| This affirms it — burn shit |
| Kids around here learn quick |
| Chorus |