I Was Eleven
When I started out the band
I wasn't even a teenage man
I was young, so young
I was eleven
You should have seen us standing by the gear
And the funny clothes we'd wear
But I was young, so young
I was eleven
You should have seen us with our phony phonogram
Playing records by the score of other bands
We had started out to make it big
You should have seen our first gig
I was eleven
I was eleven
Now there was all of us at school
And we were fighting every rule
We were young and we won
We were eleven
And so the band began to play
And we were playing every day
We were young, so young
I was eleven
And so soon we got a PA and what a day
And the drummer got his drums so he could play
We had started out to make it big
Mmm, you should have seen our first gig
I was eleven
I was eleven
Oh, yes!
I was eleven
I was eleven
Eu Tinha Onze
Quando eu comecei a banda
Eu nem era um adolescente ainda
Eu era jovem, tão jovem
Eu tinha onze
Você deveria ter nos visto em pé perto do equipamento
E as roupas engraçadas que a gente usava
Mas eu era jovem, tão jovem
Eu tinha onze
Você deveria ter nos visto com nosso fonograma falso
Tocando discos de várias outras bandas
A gente tinha começado pra fazer sucesso
Você deveria ter visto nosso primeiro show
Eu tinha onze
Eu tinha onze
Agora éramos todos nós na escola
E estávamos quebrando todas as regras
Éramos jovens e vencemos
Éramos onze
E então a banda começou a tocar
E a gente tocava todo dia
Éramos jovens, tão jovens
Eu tinha onze
E logo conseguimos um PA e que dia
E o baterista pegou suas baquetas pra tocar
A gente tinha começado pra fazer sucesso
Mmm, você deveria ter visto nosso primeiro show
Eu tinha onze
Eu tinha onze
Oh, sim!
Eu tinha onze
Eu tinha onze