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I had no cares in the 1990's
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
Well our self belief, our self belief
Wasn't scarred by the modern itch
'Cause now it feels like,
We kiss with one eye on our T.V. set
And the more I give, the less I get
We need fairground rides just to spark her smile
There's little here to miss
Bring back 1996
Bring back 1996
I want to beat those teenage kids
Bring back 1996
We were cloning sheep in the 1990's
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,
We kiss with one eye on our T.V. set
And the more I give, the less I get
We need fairground rides just to spark her smile
There's little here to miss
Bring back 1996
Bring back 1996
Stop talking, 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
I'll never beat those teenage kids
I'll never beat those teenage kids
I'll never beat those teenage kids
Bring back 1996
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