When You Were Young Lyrics

Learn The Killers lyrics for “When You Were Young” from the Killers’ platinum album Sam’s Town.

When You Were Young Lyrics:
You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch him now, here he comes

He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagine when you were young

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
That's thinking easy, easy now, watch it go

We're burning down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane that started turning
When you were young
When you were young

And sometimes you close your eyes
and see the place where you used to live
When you were young

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 in
Every once and a little while

Woo!
Send me
Ohhhhhh...

You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now here he comes

He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagine when you were young
(talks like a gentleman)
(like you imagine)
When you were young

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..

When You Were Young: Sam’s Town
Single “Somebody Told Me” made The Killers an overnight success and single “Mr. Brightside” further boosted the fame of the Las Vegas band. The Killers tickets were a hot commodity and quickly sold out major venues around the world as copies of debut album Hot Fuss went multi-platinum in the U.S. and Europe. Fans with The Killers tickets were racked with anticipation for a follow up to the hit Hot Fuss, and they received relief from their anxiety with the release of Sam’s Town in 2006.

First single “When You Were Young” gave The Killers their first No. 1 hit in America, and the band could not hope for a better opening single. Fans with The Killers tickets were impressed by the deep lyrics of “When You Were Young” and found them to be a stark contrast from the dance-ready sound of “Somebody Told Me”. Sam’s Town, “When You Were Young”, and The Killers as a whole took a big page out of the book of Bruce Springsteen with lyrics about the mundane life and simpler musical stylings. Fans with The Killers tickets embraced the new sound as Sam’s Town went platinum.

When You Were Young: On Tour 
The Killers have a new album out called Day and Age and a new hit single burning up the charts in “Human”, which can only mean a 2009 tour. Fans with The Killers tickets will hear “Human” at the top of the set list, but those waiting for “When You Were Young” will have to stay for the final encore. As the biggest hit of their career, it is no wonder that The Killers save the best for last. With tour dates scheduled for the United States and Europe, fans with The Killers tickets from all over the planet will get to experience the power of “When You Were Young” live.