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38 Years Old Lyrics
Verse 1
Twelve men broke loose in '73
From Milhaven maximum security
Twelve pictures lined up across the front page
Seems the mounties had a summertime war to wage
The chief told the people they had nothing to fear
Said, 'The last thing..
Twelve men broke loose in '73
From Milhaven maximum security
Twelve pictures lined up across the front page
Seems the mounties had a summertime war to wage
The chief told the people they had nothing to fear
Said, 'The last thing..
readyfireaim
click a star to voteAug 2nd, 8:23pmreportMichael does not breakout of prison. The 12 men breakout and one is from the area. He rapes the sister and the Michael kills him. He goes to prison for murder ( likely 2nd degree ). Does 18 years and is released back to his family. The power of the song is ' 38 years old, never kissed a girl'. To me he obviously means never had sex with a girl/woman' Same pattern on the table same clock on the wall symbolizes how things appear to stay the same or material things can be the same where the world from 1973-1991 undoubtedly would have been massively different for Michael. The saddest part is that most decent people could see themselves possibly killing someone in a fit of rage upon seeing someone raping your sister. You can really symapathize. The best part of his life gone and he has more to deal with ' my mother cried the horror has finally ceased he wispered yah for the time being at least'.anonymous
click a star to voteJul 3rd, 7:02pmreportI've always loved this song
Have never heard that they never play it live. When they did their last concert I waited and did not hear 38 Years Old. Now I know why.anonymous
click a star to voteApr 2nd, 2020 4:12pmreportI heard they never played the song because Gord's brother name is Mike and too many people thought that it was about him.anonymous
click a star to voteMay 30th, 2019 5:20pmreportKingston, Ontario in 1972. 'The (police) chief told the people they had nothing to fear. Said, 'The last thing they wanna do is hang around here'
Kingstonians always knew they were safe, despite having six prisons in the region. Escapees would not stick around.sethwudel
click a star to voteMay 27th, 2018 5:12amreportI think I really have a skill for interpreting songs, though who can say? But my interpretation that the general theme of this song is how strong love for family can be, to the point of being tragic. But the story reiterates this very point in the end. Here this Mike guy’s love for his sister is so strong that he kills to avenge her. Then he spends all those years in prison, and misses out on everything, and by some miraculous fluke, he is given a second chance through a mass prison breakout. But of all the places in the world he could go, he blows his one chance by going back to visit his family, which is the one place the police would look for him. The very thing that sent him to prison the first time, is the same thing that put him right back in there a second time. A helpless love for his family. Nik collection 2 5 0 by dxo.anonymous
click a star to voteNov 13th, 2017 11:23amreportThe breakout - the backstory is fake.
The truth is always the best interpretation..anonymous
click a star to voteAug 18th, 2016 8:55pmreportActually the prison break from Millhaven was in 1972, Downie changed it to 73 to rhyme with 'maximum security'anonymous
click a star to voteJul 28th, 2013 7:00pmreportThere was a jail break from Milhaven in '73. The rest is basically made up from there. The song is NOT based on any real life person or event, but rather inspired by one.anonymous
click a star to voteMay 2nd, 2013 5:17pmreportResearch mill haven prison break of 1973. You'll see it is loosely based on the prison escape. The rest is made upanonymous
click a star to voteSep 24th, 2012 9:01pmreportI live in Canada quite close to Kingston Ontario where the song is based. The man talked about in the song was tried and convicted of killing his sisters killer, but was later found not guilty and set free. The band refuses to play the song live out of respect for his pain and suffering.anonymous
click a star to voteJun 23rd, 2011 6:27pmreport38 years old, is an insperational song. And being a Canadian band, i think its a stab at the justice system in Canada, man rapes a girl her brother kills the man. and for doing what any brother or father in that position would do he is now serving 18 years in jail..and Never kissed a Girl. That one man ruied more then one life by raping the girl, as is the case for many people in Canada. Justice is served in a very inperticular manner.anonymous
click a star to voteFeb 5th, 2011 2:16pmreportthe chorus is obviously a metaphor '38 years old never kissed a girl' for never having had the opportunity to experience life. my favorite hip song i particularly like the insignificance assigned to the rapist 'little boy went to prison mans buried on a hill. a truly tragic ballad that pulls on the emotional strings of anybody with a daughter or sisterFloydFanatic
click a star to voteFeb 7th, 2009 2:48amreportI have heard that this is also is based on either downie or sinclairs family. I have seen The Hip live many times, and have never heard them play it.
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Tagged: Jail or Prison[suggest]
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38 Years Old Lyrics
Verse 1
Twelve men broke loose in '73
From Milhaven maximum security
Twelve pictures lined up across the front page
Seems the mounties had a summertime war to wage
The chief told the people they had nothing to fear
Said, 'The last thing..
Twelve men broke loose in '73
From Milhaven maximum security
Twelve pictures lined up across the front page
Seems the mounties had a summertime war to wage
The chief told the people they had nothing to fear
Said, 'The last thing..
readyfireaim
click a star to voteAug 2nd, 8:23pmreportMichael does not breakout of prison. The 12 men breakout and one is from the area. He rapes the sister and the Michael kills him. He goes to prison for murder ( likely 2nd degree ). Does 18 years and is released back to his family. The power of the song is ' 38 years old, never kissed a girl'. To me he obviously means never had sex with a girl/woman' Same pattern on the table same clock on the wall symbolizes how things appear to stay the same or material things can be the same where the world from 1973-1991 undoubtedly would have been massively different for Michael. The saddest part is that most decent people could see themselves possibly killing someone in a fit of rage upon seeing someone raping your sister. You can really symapathize. The best part of his life gone and he has more to deal with ' my mother cried the horror has finally ceased he wispered yah for the time being at least'.anonymous
click a star to voteJul 3rd, 7:02pmreportI've always loved this song
Have never heard that they never play it live. When they did their last concert I waited and did not hear 38 Years Old. Now I know why.anonymous
click a star to voteApr 2nd, 2020 4:12pmreportI heard they never played the song because Gord's brother name is Mike and too many people thought that it was about him.anonymous
click a star to voteMay 30th, 2019 5:20pmreportKingston, Ontario in 1972. 'The (police) chief told the people they had nothing to fear. Said, 'The last thing they wanna do is hang around here'
Kingstonians always knew they were safe, despite having six prisons in the region. Escapees would not stick around.sethwudel
click a star to voteMay 27th, 2018 5:12amreportI think I really have a skill for interpreting songs, though who can say? But my interpretation that the general theme of this song is how strong love for family can be, to the point of being tragic. But the story reiterates this very point in the end. Here this Mike guy’s love for his sister is so strong that he kills to avenge her. Then he spends all those years in prison, and misses out on everything, and by some miraculous fluke, he is given a second chance through a mass prison breakout. But of all the places in the world he could go, he blows his one chance by going back to visit his family, which is the one place the police would look for him. The very thing that sent him to prison the first time, is the same thing that put him right back in there a second time. A helpless love for his family.anonymous
click a star to voteNov 13th, 2017 11:23amreportThe breakout - the backstory is fake.
The truth is always the best interpretation..anonymous
click a star to voteAug 18th, 2016 8:55pmreportActually the prison break from Millhaven was in 1972, Downie changed it to 73 to rhyme with 'maximum security'anonymous
click a star to voteJul 28th, 2013 7:00pmreportThere was a jail break from Milhaven in '73. The rest is basically made up from there. The song is NOT based on any real life person or event, but rather inspired by one.anonymous
click a star to voteMay 2nd, 2013 5:17pmreportResearch mill haven prison break of 1973. You'll see it is loosely based on the prison escape. The rest is made upanonymous
click a star to voteSep 24th, 2012 9:01pmreportI live in Canada quite close to Kingston Ontario where the song is based. The man talked about in the song was tried and convicted of killing his sisters killer, but was later found not guilty and set free. The band refuses to play the song live out of respect for his pain and suffering.anonymous
click a star to voteJun 23rd, 2011 6:27pmreport38 years old, is an insperational song. And being a Canadian band, i think its a stab at the justice system in Canada, man rapes a girl her brother kills the man. and for doing what any brother or father in that position would do he is now serving 18 years in jail..and Never kissed a Girl. That one man ruied more then one life by raping the girl, as is the case for many people in Canada. Justice is served in a very inperticular manner.anonymous
click a star to voteFeb 5th, 2011 2:16pmreportthe chorus is obviously a metaphor '38 years old never kissed a girl' for never having had the opportunity to experience life. my favorite hip song i particularly like the insignificance assigned to the rapist 'little boy went to prison mans buried on a hill. a truly tragic ballad that pulls on the emotional strings of anybody with a daughter or sisterFloydFanatic
click a star to voteFeb 7th, 2009 2:48amreportI have heard that this is also is based on either downie or sinclairs family. I have seen The Hip live many times, and have never heard them play it.
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