[Verse 1]
I got a lot of memories tied up in this place
So much time spent in so little space
What looked like the world through the eyes of a child
Kind of closes in on you after a while
It's a place to grow up and a place to grow old
You keep your mouth shut and you do what you're told
I told Mama the day that I ran
This ain't no place for an angry young man

[Chorus]
Oh mama if you could see me right now
You'd be so sure you failed me somehow
Mama, you never could understand
There ain't no peace for an angry young man

[Verse 2]
A cheap hotel a long way from my home
So many people make you feel so alone
Dreams die easy out here in these streets
Hearts grow cold in the city heat
And I ain't never been the patient kind
I've got to live like I please or die tryin'
At a filling station with a gun in my hand
Is the only way for an angry young man
[Chorus]
Oh Mama, if you could see me right now
You'd be so sure you failed me somehow
Mama, you never could understand
There ain't no peace for an angry young man

[Verse 3]
Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
Tonight they're staring me right in the face
A lonely grave on the outskirts of town
It's three in the morning, no one around
Just like a ghost, I come out of the night
But I'll be gone before the morning light
Mama, I hope that you understand
This ain't no place for an angry young man

[Chorus]
Oh Mama, if you could see me right now
You'd be so sure you failed me somehow
Mama, you never could understand
There ain't no peace for an angry young man

Oh Mama, if you could see me right now
You'd be so sure you failed me somehow
Mama, you never could understand
There ain't no peace for an angry young man