Last day of the rest of my life

I wish I would’ve known

Cause I would've kissed my mama goodbye



I didn’t tell her that I loved her, how much I care

Or thank my pops for all the talks

And all the wisdom he shared



Unaware, I just did what I always do

Everyday, the same routine

Before I skate off to school



But who knew that this day wasn’t like the rest

Instead of taking a test

I took two to the chest



Call me blind, but I didn’t see it coming

Everybody was running

But I couldn’t hear nothing



Except gun blasts, it happened so fast

I don’t really know this kid

But I sat by him in class



Maybe this kid was reaching out for love

Or maybe for a moment

He forgot who he was

Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged

Whatever it was

I know it’s because



We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation



Little Suzy, she was only twelve

She was given the world

With every chance to excel



Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell

She might act kind of proud

But no respect for herself



She finds love in all the wrong places

The same situations

Just different faces



Changed up her pace since her daddy left her

Too bad he never told her

She deserved much better



Johnny boy always played the fool

He broke all the rules

So you would think he was cool



He was never really one of the guys

No matter how hard he tried

Often thought of suicide



It’s kind of hard when you ain’t got no friends

He put his life to an end

They might remember him then



You cross the line and there’s no turning back

Told the world how he felt

With the sound of a gat



We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation



Who’s to blame for the lives that tragedies claim

No matter what you say

It don’t take away the pain



That I feel inside, I’m tired of all the lies

Don’t nobody know why

It’s the blind leading the blind



I guess that’s the way the story goes

Will it ever make sense

Somebody’s got to know



There’s got to be more to life than this

There’s got to be more to everything

I thought exists



We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation

We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation



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