If I told you things I did before Told you how I used to be Would you go along with someone like me? If you knew my story word for word Had all of my history Would you go along with someone like me? I did before and had my share It didn't lead nowhere I would go along with someone like you It doesn't matter what you did Who you were hanging with We could stick around and see this night through And we don't care about the young folks Talking 'bout the young style And we don't care about the old folks Talking 'bout the old style too And we don't care about their own faults Talking 'bout our own style All we care 'bout is talking Talking only me and you Usually when things has gone this far People tend to disappear No one will surprise me unless you do I can tell there's something going on Hours seems to disappear Everyone is leaving, I'm still with you It doesn't matter what we do Where we are going too We can stick around and see this night through And we don't care about the young folks Talking 'bout the young style And we don't care about the old folks Talking 'bout the old style too And we don't care about their own faults Talking 'bout our own style All we care 'bout is talking Talking only me and you And we don't care about the young folks Talking 'bout the young style And we don't care about the old folks Talking 'bout the old style too And we don't care about their own faults Talking 'bout our own style All we care 'bout is talking Talking only me and you Talking only me and you Talking only me and you Talking only me and you
If I told you things I did before Told you how I used to be Would you go along with someone like me? If you knew my story word for word Had all of my history Would you go along with someone like me? I did before and had my share It didn't lead nowhere I would go along with someone like you It doesn't matter what you did Who you were hanging with We could stick around and see this night through And we don't care about the young folks Talking 'bout the young style And we don't care about the old folks Talking 'bout the old style too And we don't care about their own faults Talking 'bout our own style All we care 'bout is talking Talking only me and you Usually when things has gone this far People tend to disappear No one will surprise me unless you do I can tell there's something going on Hours seems to disappear Everyone is leaving, I'm still with you It doesn't matter what we do Where we are going too We can stick around and see this night through And we don't care about the young folks Talking 'bout the young style And we don't care about the old folks Talking 'bout the old style too And we don't care about their own faults Talking 'bout our own style All we care 'bout is talking Talking only me and you And we don't care about the young folks Talking 'bout the young style And we don't care about the old folks Talking 'bout the old style too And we don't care about their own faults Talking 'bout our own style All we care 'bout is talking Talking only me and you Talking only me and you Talking only me and you Talking only me and you
“Young Folks” foi lançada como o primeiro single do terceiro álbum da banda, *Writer’s Block*, em 2006.
A cantora convidada Victoria Bergsman, que antes integrava The Concretes e Taken by Trees, grava os vocais principais ao lado de Peter Bjorn and John.
A canção entrou nas paradas de vários países, alcançando o top 40 no Canadá, República Checa, Finlândia, Alemanha, Hungria, Irlanda e Reino Unido.
O videoclipe, dirigido por Ted Malmros, combina animação de Graham Samuels com versões desenhadas dos músicos, mostrando-os tocando em diferentes locais.
A faixa recebeu críticas geralmente positivas da imprensa especializada, contribuindo para a maior visibilidade internacional da banda.
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