Youth of the Nation

(We are)
Youth of the nation
Guess that's the way that the story goes
We are we are
I didn't tell her that I loved her or how much I cared or thank my
(We are we are)
(We are)

We are we are
He told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat
(We are)
Everyday the same routine before I skate off to school
(We are we are)

The youth of the nation

That I feel inside I'm tired of all the lies
May be this kid was reachin' out for love or
Everybody was runnin' but I couldn't
Youth of the nation
Whatever it was I know it's because
The youth of the nation

Youth of the nation
It's kind a hard when you ain't got no friends
The youth of the nation
We are we are
No matter what you say it won't take away the pain
Youth of the nation
She was given the world with every chance to excel
We are we are
Youth of the nation
(We are we are)
The youth of the nation
Youth of the nation
(Youth of the nation)
(We are we are)
He was never really one of the guys

Youth of the nation
(Youth of the nation)
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
(Youth of the nation)
We are we are
Youth of the nation
She might act kind a proud but no respect for herself
You cross a line and there is no turnin' back
Little Suzzie she was only twelve
We are we are
May be for a moment he forgot who he was or
(We are)
Too bad he never told her she deserved much better
We are we are
Youth of the nation
The youth of the nation
Will it ever make sense somebody's gotta know

I didn't really know this kid though I sat by him in class
Youth of the nation

Youth of the nation
The same situations but different faces
The youth of the nation
May be this kid just wanted to be hugged
Call me blind but I didn't see it comin' and
He put his life to an end they might remember him then
We are
We are
(We are)
No matter how hard he tried
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
Instead of takin' the test I took two to the chest
(We are we are)
We are we are
Unaware I just did what I always do
Why it's the blind leadin' the blind?
Hear nothin except gun blast it happened so fast
We are we are
Don't nobody know
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
We are we are
Pops for all the talks and all the wisdom he shared
Who's to blame for the life that tragedies claim?
She finds love in all the wrong places
Youth of the nation
(We are)
We are we are

We are we are
He broke all the rules so you would think he was cool
(We are)

We are we are
(We are)
We are we are
There's got to be more to everythin' I thought exists
(Youth of the nation)
(We are we are)

There's gotta be more to life than this
Johnny boy always played the fool
With the thought of suicide
We are we are
Youth of the nation

We are
We are we are