Earle, Steve - Angry Young Man Lyrics






Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
So much time spent in so little space
What looked like the world through the eyes of a child
Kind of closes in on you after awhile
It's a place to grow up and a place to grow old
You keep your mouth shut and you do what you're told
I told mama the day that I ran
This ain't no place for an angry young man
Mama if you could see me right now
You'd be so sure you failed me somehow
Mama you never could understand
There ain't no peace for an angry young man

A cheap hotel a long way from my home
So many people make you feel so alone
Dreams die easy out here in these streets
And hearts grow cold in the city heat
I ain't never been the patient kind
I got to live like I please or die tryin'
At a filling station with a gun in my hand
The only way for an angry young man

Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
Tonight they're starin' me right in the face
A lonely grave on the outskirts of town
It's three in the morning, ain't no one around
Just like a ghost I come out of the night
But I'll be gone before the morning light
Mama I hope that you understand

This ain't no place for an angry young man





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  1. 1.... ....

    Truly a gifted musician-----and wearing a beautiful --is it a NUDIE?

  2. c.... g....

    i,am still angry about severe southern small town judgement here in nc

  3. t.... w....

    a man at the absolute top of his craft.

  4. I.... S....

    💯💯💯💯Angry young mAn💙💙💙💙this song and this video ❤❤❤❤

  5. B.... N....

    Good is good is good is .... !
    Great video ! Thanks a lot .

  6. C.... C....

    Never heard this song...very good!

  7. M.... M....

    Damn. He's still so right.

  8. S.... O....

    My Hometown and Born To Run by Springsteen, Small Town by John Mellencamp, One Horse Town by Blackberry Smoke. The saga continues. Earle was/is a legend.

  9. j.... b....

    Awesome song.

  10. L.... K....

    Had stories to tell right from the beginning and still telling them.

  11. J.... H....

    Cocaine is a hell of a drug

  12. P.... H....

    Expected it to bad lol

  13. M.... L....

    Thank you for this! I would love to have this whole show on one video. A milestone in Steve's journey.

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    Martha Langston any idea what show this is?

    M.... L....

    It was an Austin City Limits show on PBS

  14. S.... Y....

    oh yeah still sounds good today.

  15. K.... K....

    Damn Steve looks completely different now from this guy.

    K.... K....

    Kelton King He might look completely different, but you can't take the sexy out of Steve Earle!

    K.... K....

    Kelton We went to see him in Birningham around 91-92 on the Copperhead Road tour. My wife and I were going down the elevator and it stopped and the doors opened and guy that looked like he'd been on a bender with the Hells Angels for a few years stepped on. My wife slid in behind me and whispered "Save me." I just laughed and said " Honey, thats who we came to see. Hey Steve how you doing." He was very nice as you would expect but damn he didn't look like the same guy we'd seen before. He put on a great show before Hank Jr came out drunk and fell off the fucking stage. LOL