Original The Who version
People try to put us d-down (Talking 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around (Talking 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talking 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talking 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talking 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talking 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talking 'bout my generation)
I'm just talking 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talking 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talking 'bout my generation)
And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-s-s-s-say (Talking 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big sensation (Talking 'bout my generation)
I'm just talking 'bout my g-generation (Talking 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
My, my, gen-, generation
My, my, my, my, my, my, generation
People try to put us d-down (Talking 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (Talking 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talking 'bout my generation)
Yeah I hope I die before I get old (Talking 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
My, my, my, g-g-generation
(Talking 'bout my generation)
(Talking 'bout my generation)
(Talking 'bout my generation)
(Talking 'bout my generation)
(Talking 'bout my generation) Talking 'bout
(Talking 'bout my generation) My generation
(Talking 'bout my generation) My generation
(Talking 'bout my generation) This is my generation, baby
(Talking 'bout my generation) This is my generation
(Talking 'bout my generation) My generation
(Talking 'bout my generation) This is my generation
(Talking 'bout my generation) This is my generation
MY GENERATION is a song written by Pete Townshend and originally released by The Who on their 1965 album My Generation. The above lyrics are for the original The Who version of MY GENERATION as released in 1965.
Bruce Springsteen has performed MY GENERATION with his early (1965-1968) band The Castiles. Later in his career, he performed the song on very rare occasions, including once with The Who's Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey in 2015. See the live 30 Sep 1967 version for more details.
List of available versions of MY GENERATION on this website:
MY GENERATION [Live 30 Sep 1967 version]