[Chorus] It goes in one ear and right out the other It's your tyranny that drives us, adds the fire to our flames Adds the fire to our flames, And it goes in one ear and right out the other And sit and watch it from their throne, They say the devil is my pal Oh, they'd love to see me fall, but I'm already on my back You hear what's coming? People talking shit but you know I never bother It goes in one ear and right out the other If they're really fuckin' drunk If they'd listen to the words they'd find a message tucked beneath So all the critics who despise us It goes in one ear and right out the other People talking shit, they can kiss the back of my hand Submit Corrections. I ain't tryin' to hide my flaws, I'd rather keep them in the light We don't do it for the money, we don't do it for the fame [Verse 3] Marquee Memories: The Mowgli's Remembers Cage The Elephant Concert, NEW SONG: AC/DC - "Shot In The Dark" - LYRICS, HOT SONG: 21 Savage x Metro Boomin - "My Dawg​" - LYRICS. They say the devil is my pal, I do a lot of drugs [Chorus] People talking shit, but you know I never bother We don't do it for the fame Another crazy radical They think they know my thoughts, but they don't know the least 'Cause we're coming to your town People talking shit, they can kiss the back of my hand, Now I know I'm not a saint People talking shit, they can kiss the back of my hand And I'm a phony in disguise, tryna make the radio Cast another stone Oh they'd love to see me fall The band’s huge amount of energy is obvious – it’s a pure punk rock number. Tryin' to make the radio Another Generation X who somehow slipped up through the cracks [Verse 2] People talking shit but you know I never bother Oh, you better run for the hills And we're gonna burn that motherfucker down You hear that? People talking shit so you know we never bother It goes in one ear and right out the other Rock 'n' roll is dead, I probably should have stayed at school Copyright: Writer(s): Matt Shultz, Lincoln Parish, Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Joseph Stratton Lyrics Terms of Use. But it goes in one ear and right out the other I sound like so and so, They say I'm just a stupid kid I'm an antisocial anarchist who sound like so-and-so People talking shit even though they never bother You hear what's coming? [Outro] People talking shit but you know I never bother Burn me at the stake They say that we ain't got the style We ain't got the class We ain't got the tunes that's Gonna put us on the map And I'm a phony in disguise I'd rather keep them in the light Here's the moral to the story: we don't do it for the glory It’s a play on the phrase “in one ear and out the other”, meaning that someone didn’t pay attention. People talkin' shit, even though they never bother, Thanks to JOE MAMMA, §tacoz•rool§, T-rock for correcting these lyrics. People talkin' shit, they can kiss the back of my hand! Last.fm Music | Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. / All rights reserved. People talking shit, they can kiss the back of my hand. We ain't got the tunes that's gonna put us on the map If they'd listen to the words They say that we ain't got the style, we ain't got the class AZLyrics. This song opens Cage the Elephant’s self-titled début album. Although Matt Schulz denies being in Generation X, being born in 1983 makes him a bit too old to be considered a Millennial. People talking shit, they can kiss the back of my hand But I'm already on my back, So it goes in one ear and right out the other People talking shit, they can kiss the back of my hand. BlackDoor performs In One Ear by Cage the Elephant at a Long Wong's Open Mic. We don't do it for the glory We ain't got the class Who somehow slipped up through the cracks It goes in one ear and right out the other But they don't know the least Now I know I'm not a saint, I've been a sinner all my life It's your tyranny that drives us Cage the Elephant tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including aint no rest for the wicked, back against the wall, aberdeen, around my head, 2024 They say I'm just a stupid kid, another crazy radical You hear that? It goes in one ear and right out the other It goes in one ear and right out the other So all the critics who despise us, go ahead and criticize us And I'm a phony in disguise I ain't tryin' to hide my flaws It’s reasonably fast and raw, has a prominent guitar riff, and is essentially a pre-emptive “screw you” to anyone that doesn’t like it. I probably should have stayed in school It goes in one ear and right out the other Lyrics to 'In One Ear' by Cage The Elephant. Burn me at the stake and sit and watch it from their throne Gonna put us on the map Cause we're coming to your town [Verse 1] They want to criticize, scrutinize Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language: They say that we ain't got the style The crowd will only like me Oh, you better run for the hills I'm an anti-social anarchist So it goes in one ear and right out the other It goes in one ear and right out the other I do a lot of drugs They think they know my thoughts Go ahead and criticize us Another generation X Rock'n'roll is dead But it goes in one ear, and right out the other, I'm only playing music 'cause you know I fucking love it We don't do it for the money Writer(s): Lincoln Parish, Matt Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Brad Shultz, Joseph Allen Stratton.