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Artist: Billy Bragg
Track: A New England

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I was twenty one years when I wrote this song
I'm twenty two now, but I won't be for long
People ask me "When will you grow up to be a man?"
But all the girls I loved at school
Are already pushing prams

I loved you then as I love you still
Though I put you on a pedestal
They put you on the pill
I don't feel bad about letting you go
I just feel sad about letting you know

I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl
I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl

I loved the words you wrote to me
But that was bloody yesterday
I can't survive on what you send
Every time you need a friend

I saw two shooting stars last night
I wished on them but they were only satellites
Is it wrong to wish on space hardware?
I wish, I wish, I wish you'd care

I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl

I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl

Looking for another girl
Looking for another girl
Looking for another girl
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Billy Bragg – A New England
Recorded and released in 1983, A New England became a hit single for Kirsty MacColl the following year.
Kirsty MacColl – A New England
I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song / I'm twenty-two now, but I won't be for long / People ask me when will I grow up to understand / Why the girls I knew at school are
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Q:When did Billy Bragg release “A New England”?
Billy Bragg released “A New England” on May 1, 1983.
Q:Who wrote “A New England” by Billy Bragg?
“A New England” by Billy Bragg was written by Billy Bragg.
Q:Who wrote “A New England” by The Dollyrots?
“A New England” by The Dollyrots was written by Billy Bragg.
Q:Who wrote “A New England” by Kirsty MacColl?
“A New England” by Kirsty MacColl was written by Billy Bragg.
Q:Who wrote “A New England” by Jamie T?
“A New England” by Jamie T was written by Billy Bragg.
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