At The Edge Lyrics - Nobody's Heroes - Stiff Little Fingers

Back when I was younger they were talking at me 

Never listened to a word I said 

Back when I was younger they were talking at me 

Never listened to a word I said 

Always yap-yap-yapping and complaining at me 

Made me think I'd be better off dead 

I don't want to talk about it 

I don't want to hear no lip 

Take your share, don't shout about it 

That's your lot, remember you're a kid 

They would always teach me that to swear was a sin 

Always speak your mind but not aloud 

Think of something that you want to do with your life 

Nothing that you like, that's not allowed 

I've no time to talk about it 

All your stupid hopes and dreams 

Get your feet back on the ground, son 

It's exams that count, not football teams 

And I'm running at the edge of their world 

They're criticising something they just can't understand 

Living on the edge of their town 

And I won't be shot down 

Taught me to defend myself and to be a man 

How to kick someone and run away 

Gave me everything that any young man could need 

But don't understand why I won't stay 

Here's your room and here's your records 

Here's your home and here you'll stay 

Here's somewhere I don't believe in 

Wish someone would take it all away 

And I'm running at the edge of their world 

They're criticising something they just can't understand 

Living on the edge of their town 

And I won't be shot down 

Running at the edge of their world 

And they're criticising something they just can't understand 

Living on the edge of their town 

And I won't be 

No, I won't be 

No, I won't be shot down