Slip Kid

About Slip Kid

"Slip Kid" is a song from The Who's seventh album, The Who by Numbers. Written originally for Pete Townshend's shelved Lifehouse rock opera, "Slip Kid" was revived in 1975. The song was originally written as a warning about the music business, though Townshend has pointed out the song's relevance in different contexts. The song was released as a single in the US, backed by "Dreaming from the Waist", but failed to chart."Slip Kid" has since seen praise from critics, appearing on lists of the best Who songs and often being described as underrated. It has appeared on multiple compilation albums since its release and has been performed live intermittently throughout the Who's touring career, including an unrehearsed performance in 2016. more »

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1976

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 I've got my clipboard, text books
 Lead me to the station
 Yeah, I'm off to the civil war
 I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots
 I'm runnin' in the rain
 Gonna run till my feet are raw

 Slip kid, slip kid, second generation
 And I'm a soldier at thirteen
 Slip kid, slip kid, realization
 There's no easy way to be free
 No easy way to be free

 It's a hard, hard world

 I left my doctor's prescription bungalow behind me
 I left the door ajar
 I left my vacuum flask
 Full of hot tea and sugar
 Left the keys right in my car

 Slip kid, slip kid, second generation
 Only half way up the tree
 Slip kid, slip kid, I'm a relation
 I'm a soldier at sixty-three
 No easy way to be free

 Slip kid, slip kid

 Keep away old man, you won't fool me
 You and your history won't rule me
 You might have been a fighter, but admit you failed
 I'm not affected by your blackmail
 You won't blackmail me

 I've got my clipboard, text books
 Lead me to the station
 Yeah, I'm off to the civil war
 I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots
 I'm runnin' in the rain
 Gonna run till my feet are raw

 Slip kid, slip kid, slip out of trouble
 Slip over here and set me free
 Slip kid, slip kid, second generation
 You're slidin' down the hill like me
 No easy way to be free
 No easy way to be free
 No easy way to be free

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Entwistle (vocals, bass) and Keith Moon, (drums, vocals). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records, and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone. more »

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