Lyrics of Kicks

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"