Song Description

Rock, ballad, multi-instrumental with solo guitar and vocal intro. Lyrics are a reflectiive comment on the lessons of history

Lyrics

∞1973 ∞
I saw Elvis take his dog for a walk
And I saw John Lennon buying milk and paper on Sunday morning
You can say that I see what I want to see
But round here it feels like 1973
Kids riding bikes on the pavement
I'm looking for a job and I don't know what to do next
Newspaper stories troubling me
And round here it feels like, 1973

I'm waiting for the world to grow up
Get tired of fighting and just want to make up
I'm waiting for a man to tell me
We learnt our lesson, in 1973

What was all that fighting for
We thought we sorted
The men from the boys
Have we got to do it again?
What are we fighting for?
We are still friends
That's what we said

I heard Joni on my radio
Didn't seem like all that long ago
I watched The Band on my DVD
Round here it feels like, 1973
Same feeling in the houses and on the street
Same feeling I had when I was thirteen
We're nervous and we don't like what we see
Why do we feel like, 1973

Say what you want to say (What was all that fighting for)
Don't leave it too late
You will never know
When you have to go (We thought we sorted)
Out on your own (The men from the boys)
Be what you want to be (Do we have to do it again)
Make no mistake
When everything is done (What are we fighting for)
You are not alone
We are still friends (We are still friends)
That?s what we said