Live 08 May 2009 version
[Spoken intro:] We got a young man up here trying to stump the E Street Band, that's right. We got it. Too much? Oh. We gotta figure some of this out. But the last time we played this song was, uh, never. Never. We're gonna play something we never played before. We didn't rehearse. Steve and I we played it around 1967. That's right. We remember it, we remember it.
A one two three four!
People try to put us down (Talking 'bout my generation)
Just because we can get around (Talking 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful cold (Talking 'bout my generation)
When I die before I get old (Talking 'bout my generation)
My generation
My generation, baby
Why don't you all fff- (Talking 'bout my generation)
Don't try to dig what we all say (Talking 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sens- (Talking 'bout my generation)
Just talking 'bout my generation (Talking 'bout my generation)
My generation
Generation, baby
Why don't you all fade away (Talking 'bout my generation)
Don't try to dig what we all say (Talking 'bout my generation)
Not trying to cause a big sensation (Talking 'bout my generation)
A flat!
Talking 'bout my generation (Talking 'bout my generation)
My generation
My generation, baby
???!
Don't you all fade away (Talking 'bout my generation)
Don't try to dig what we all say (Talking 'bout my generation)
Not trying to cause a big sensation (Talking 'bout my generation)
Talking 'bout my generation (Talking 'bout my generation)
My generation
My generation, baby
Zoo-bap zoo-bap
Zoo-bap zoo-bap
Zoo-bap zoo-bap
Zoo-bap zoo-bap
Zoo-bap zoo-bap
Hey, wait a minute. B flat!
People try to put us down (Talking 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around (Talking 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful cold (Talking 'bout my generation)
When I die before I get old (Talking 'bout my generation)
My generation
My generation, baby
Zoo-bap zoo-bap
Zoo-bap zoo-bap
Zoo-bap zoo-bap
(Zoo-bap zoo-bap)
[Spoken outro:] You're my man, you're my man. You! You! You! You!
The above lyrics are for the live 08 May 2009 performance of MY GENERATION at Penn State University in University Park, PA, during the Working On A Dream Tour. The song was unrehearsed; it was played by sign request. This remains the only time that MY GENERATION was performed by The E Street Band.
List of available versions of MY GENERATION on this website:
MY GENERATION [Live 30 Sep 1967 version]