David Bowie - Five Years

Pushing thru the market square, so many mothers sighing
News had just come over, we had five years left to cry in
News guy wept and told us, earth was really dying
Cried so much his face was wet, then I knew he was not lying
I heard telephones, opera house, favourite melodies
I saw boys, toys electric irons and t.v.s
My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare
I had to cram so many things to store everything in there
And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people
And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people
I never thought Id need so many people

A girl my age went off her head, hit some tiny children
If the black hadnt a-pulled her off, I think she would have killed them
A soldier with a broken arm, fixed his stare to the wheels of a cadillac
A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer threw up at the sight of that

I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlour, drinking milk shakes cold and long
Smiling and waving and looking so fine, dont think
You knew you were in this song
And it was cold and it rained so I felt like an actor
And I thought of ma and I wanted to get back there
Your face, your race, the way that you talk
I kiss you, youre beautiful, I want you to walk

Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes
Five years, what a surprise
Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, thats all weve got
Weve got five years, what a surprise
Five years, stuck on my eyes
Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, thats all weve got
Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes
Five years, what a surprise
Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, thats all weve got
Weve got five years, what a surprise
Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes
Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, thats all weve got
Five years
Five years
Five years
Five years

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[traumtanztrapez]

i love the 'my brain hurts a lot'!! so powerful and passionate!

[lakebeach1945]

No, for the love of god no.

[Olly Dowling]

ermmmmm best of bowie dvd..........

[UnknownSun556]

Song was released in 1971.

YouTube was created in 2005.

[Olly Dowling]

thumbs up if your watching this more than 5 years after this song was produced :)

[Olly Dowling]

21 now XD

[EIGHTIEESALWAYS]

Mmmmmm great and classic Ziggy song from David Bowie! Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars album= to play at maximum volume! :)

[angelisaacgarza]

This song made me write my first song ever. With that said, I'd like to invite anyone who is interested in new music my be (of course, of no comparison) to my channel. I really would appreciate any views or comments or anything really. Thanks

[verhunzt]

I never thought I'd need so many people..

[thehegarty87]

my brain hurt like a warehouse

[TheNacami]

4:10 4:12 epic

[bburnsey]

He recorded the vocal in one take. Amazing.