The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
When we were young,
the future was so bright
The old neighborhood was so
alive
And every kid on the whole damn street
was gonna make it big and not
be beat
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown
up,
but their lives are worn
How can one little street swallow
so many
lives
Chances thrown, Nothing's free
Longing for what used to
be
Still it's hard, Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered
dreams
Jamie had a chance, well she really did
Instead she dropped
out
and had a couple of kids
Mark still lives at home
cause he's got no
job
He just plays guitar
and smokes a lot of pot
Jay committed
suicide
Brandon OD'd and died
What the hell is going on
The cruelest
dream, reality
Chances thrown, Nothing's free
Longing for what used to
be
Still it's hard, Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered
dreams
Chances thrown, Nothing's free
Longing for what used to
be
Still it's hard, Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams
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