Kicks Lyrics - The Boomtown Rats - Boomtown Rats

I don't get my kicks no more from cake or lemonade 

Bud I can't get served no smokes or drinks 

They tell me that I'm underage 

At sixteen years old I don't stand a chance 

but on Saturday when I get to the dance 

It's time-out from life 

Got to learn to boogaloo 

'Cos I get my kicks from you 

Summer's gone school's back I feel so black inside 

Rules and regulations are a torture rack 

Is there no place for me left to hide? 

At sixteen years old things have gone too far 

I wanna be a movie rocker soccer star 

But when you're around I know you'll treat me good 

I get my kicks from you 

I dream of you at night 

Do you really mean anything at all, 

Or am I wasting my time on you? 

Those other guys are so much cooler than me 

I find it so hard to score 

What's it really like to know a girl 

My imagination's not enough I gotta know more 

At sixteen years old I get frightened at night 

Presented with the truth I'm afraid I take flight 

But when you're around I know you'll treat me good 

I get my kicks from you 

I get my kicks from you 

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*written by Bob Geldof 

*taken from the self-titled debut album "The Boomtown Rats"