1996 lyrics

[Verse 1]

I had no cares in the 1990s

I knew of no downfalls

Though war was breaking out all around me

My concerns were with prank calls

She kissed me on the cheek, she kissed me on the cheek

Right in front of the older kids

When our self belief, our self belief

Wasn't scarred by the modern itch

'Cause now it feels like

[Chorus]

We kiss with one eye on our TV sets

And the more I give, the less I get

Needing fairground rides just to spark a smile

There's little here to miss

Bring back 1996

Bring back 1996

So hard to beat those teenage kicks

Bring back 1996

[Verse 2]

We were cloning sheep in the 1990s

We were building telescopes

And sugar filled the whole of my body

As I urged it on to grow

I kissed her on the cheek, I kissed her on the cheek

Just to impress the older kids

But my self belief, my self belief

Wasn't lost in the modern glitch

'Cause now it feels like

[Chorus]

We kiss with one eye on our TV sets

And the more I give the less I get

Needing fairground rides, just to spark a smile

There's little here to miss

Bring back 1996

Bring back 1996

[Bridge]

Stop talking, you won't stop talking

I need a lover, not a friend tonight

I'm leaving, I'm leaving

I'm not cut out for the modern life

[Outro]

(Dalala, la, la, la...)

I'll never beat those 1990s kids

(Dalala, la, la, la...)

I'll never beat those teenage kids

(Dalala, la, la, la...)

I'll never beat those teenage kids

Dalala, la, la, la...

Bring back 1996

Dalala, la, la, la...

• Artist:The Wombats
• Album:This Modern Glitch (2011)