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The Killers
When You Were Young
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When You Were Young was released on September 27, 2006 by Island Records as a part of the album Sam's Town
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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers
Lead Vocals
Mark Stoermer
Mark Stoermer
Bass
Ronnie Vannucci
Ronnie Vannucci
Drums
Dave Keuning
Dave Keuning
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers
Songwriter
Dave Keuning
Dave Keuning
Songwriter
Mark Stoermer
Mark Stoermer
Songwriter
Ronnie Vannucci
Ronnie Vannucci
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Killers
The Killers
Producer
Flood
Flood
Producer
Alan Moulder
Alan Moulder
Mixing Engineer
Max Dingel
Max Dingel
Additional Engineer
Mark Gray
Mark Gray
Additional Engineer
Neeraj Khajanchi
Neeraj Khajanchi
Additional Engineer
Andy Savours
Andy Savours
Mixing Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You sit there in your heartache
Waitin' on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness, watch it, now, here he comes
[Chorus]
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
When you were young
[Verse 2]
Can we climb this mountain? I don't know
Higher now than ever before
I know we can make it if we take it slow
Let's take it easy, easy now, watch it go
[Chorus]
We're burnin' down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane
That started turnin'
When you were young
When you were young
[Bridge]
And sometimes you close your eyes
And see the place where you used to live
When you were young
[Verse 3]
They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet
You don't have to drink right now
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while
[PreChorus]
You sit there in your heartache
Waitin' on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness, watch it, now, here he comes
[Chorus]
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
When you were young (Talks like a gentleman)
(Like you imagined when) When you were young
[Outro]
I said, he doesn't look a thing like Jesus
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But more than you'll ever know
Written by: Brandon Flowers, Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci

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