[Intro]


  In  -  be   

- twee - nies!

 

[Verse 1]


When I was you

ng, every song

 that we sung 

,
             
went "Boomy sh

           
a la la la la"

Now they're th

e same, so let

s sing 'em aga

in,
             
why shouldn't 

       
I be a star?
            
But nobody wan

         
ts us today (A

hhh!), 
            
Just because w

             
e're middle ag

      
ed 


[Chorus]

             
Too old (Too o

            
ld) to be a te

enage idol,
             
Too young (Too

              
 young) to be 

  
a mother's pet
             
Are we (Are yo

             
u?) just the i

 
nbetweenies
            
everyone tries

       
 to forget? 


[Verse 2]

     
When I was sev

enteen, so the

y say, it's ob

scene,
             
To shake it ab

            
out like we do

 (Ooo ooo)

But don't thin

k 'coz we're o

ld, that we ca

n't rock 'n' r

oll, 
             
'coz we're gon

              
na sock it to 


you (Oh yeah!)
            
We can compete

             
 with the best

, 
            
As long as you

             
 give us a res

     
t 


[Chorus]

             
Too old (Too o

            
ld) to be a te

enage idol,
             
Too young (Too

              
 young) to be 

  
a mother's pet
             
Are we (Are yo

             
u?) just the i

 
nbetweenies
            
everyone tries

          
 to forget? 

             
Too old (Too o

            
ld) to be a te

enage idol,
             
Too young (Too

              
 young) to be 

  
a mother's pet
             
Are we (Are yo

             
u?) just the i

 
nbetweenies
            
everyone tries

       
 to forget? 


[Bridge]


   It's so har

d to be thirty

, you're so ea

sily hurt, 
             
when teenagers

              
 shout "Push o

    
ff Mum!" No!

But you'll nev

er stop a ... 

inbetweeniebop

per, 
             
'coz we know t

              
hat our time w

    
ill come
            
You're all get

              
ting older eac

   
h day,
            
And soon we'll

              
 be hearing yo

        
u say: 


[Chorus]

            
Too old (Too o

             
ld) to be a te

enage idol,
            
Too young (Too

              
 young) to be 

  
a mother's pet
            
Are we (Are yo

             
u?) just the i

 
nbetweenies
          
everyone tries

           
 to forget? 
 

[Outro fade]

            
Too old (Too o

             
ld) to be a te

enage idol,
            
Too young (Too

              
 young) to be 

  
a mother's pet
            
Are we (Are yo

             
u?) just the i

 
nbetweenies
          
everyone tries

           
 to forget? 

            
Too old (Too o

             
ld) to be a te

enage idol,
            
Too young (Too

              
 young) to be 

  
a mother's pet
            
Are we (Are yo

             
u?) just the i

 
nbetweenies
          
everyone tries

           
 to forget? 

            
Too old (Too o

             
ld) to be a te

enage idol,
            
Too young (Too

              
 young) to be 

  
a mother's pet
            
Are we (Are yo

             
u?) just the i

 
nbetweenies
          
everyone tries

         
 to forget?