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The sky was pink and the streets were gold
Our future felt like it couldn't get old
Oh, oh-oh
We were livin' free in the 80s
Down the hill on a BMX ride
Chrome frame gleamin' in the sunlight
We ruled the cul-de-sac empire
With ghetto blasters set on fire
Cassette clicks, play that tune
INXS and a neon moon
Summer haze and barefoot dreams
A world built out of faded jeans
We didn't need no silver screens
Just the stars and our wild routines
From the milk bar lights to the ocean breeze
We were kings of our own memories
We were livin' free in the 80s
Hearts electric, wild and crazy
With our ghetto blasters blastin' loud
And our souls too young to ever come down
Underneath the southern skies
Time stood still behind our eyes
Oh, we were livin' free in the 80s
Yeah, we were livin' free in the 80s
Arcade lights and mirrored shades
Rebel haircuts and mixtape grades
Dreamin' big from a small-town street
With fire in our veins and sand on our feet
Backyard cricket, Vegemite smiles
Skateboards rollin' for miles and miles
The future felt so far away
We lived forever in one long day
No phones, no plans, no fears to chase
Just laughter under a moonlit face
We rode through night till the dawn would break
The world was ours make no mistake
We were livin' free in the 80s
Hearts electric, wild and crazy
With our ghetto blasters by the sea
And the sound of youth in harmony
Underneath the neon sky
Dreams too big to ever die
Oh, we were livin' free in the 80s
Yeah, we were livin' free in the 80s
Press play rewind
Do you remember the time?
When freedom was just a ride away
And the night had something to say
We were livin' free in the 80s
No rules, no rush, just maybe
We could live forever in that song
Where every note still feels so strong
Under southern skies, so wide
We were young and we were alive
Oh, we were livin' free in the 80s
Yeah, forever free in the 80s
The sky was pink and the streets were gold
Our hearts still beat to that story told
Oh-oh we're still livin' free
In the 80s
