Sixteen Again (John Peel Show)

[Verse 1]

Feeling like I'm almost 16 again

Laying 'round, doing nothing like all my friends

Play it cool, don't get angry, count up to 10

Just like I was 16 again

No one gets the lowdown right from the start

Everybody gets the showdown, right from the heart

But that's all that's on the menu, and life's à la carte

I don't know

[Chorus 1]

Things in life are not played for keeps

If it makes you happy, it'll make you weep

And if you want some more practical advice

If you can't think once, then don't think twice

'cause things won't seem so nice

You'll wish you were 16 again, oh no

[Verse 2]

Feeling rather strange when you're 16 again

Things don't seem the same, the past is so plain

This future is our future, this time's not a game

The time you're 16 again

Always on your own when there's nobody else

Asking myself "Would I be someone else?"

But after all, life's only death's recompense

I don't know

[Chorus 2]

Look at me, here I am for your eyes

Mirrored proof of what you recognize

I know I never will feel quite like you

And I know you won't treat me right till I do

But at least we'll know it's true

That I'm 16 again, oh no

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 1]

Things in life are not played for keeps

If it makes you happy, it'll make you weep

And if you want some more practical advice

If you can't think once, then don't think twice

'cause things won't seem so nice

You'll wish you were 16 again, oh no

[Verse 3]

Feeling rather strange when you're 16 again

Things don't seem the same, the past is so plain

This future is our future, this time's not a game

The time you're 16 again

Always on your own when there's nobody else

Asking myself "Would I be someone else?"

But after all, life's only death's recompense

I don't know

[Chorus 3]

Look at me, here I am for your eyes (16 again)

Mirrored proof of love's suicide (16 again)

I know I never will feel quite like you (16 again)

And I know you won't treat me right till I do (16 again)

But at least we'll know it's true

That I'm 16 again, oh no (16 again)

[Outro]

16 again, 16 again