Some 15 year old kid sits on his porch, just half-past noon

Trying to figure out just what he's doing

Why he had to grow up so soon

With all the gangs, all the guns - whatcha gonna learn in school

There's got to be some way out of here

He says: Man, this life is cruel



I knew this Puerto Rican girl who lied to change her life

She changed her name, her face because the grass looked greener

on the other side

She turned her back, she ran away straight into the night

Her friends, her family feel the pain, but she's the one who cries



Tell me what you want (Tell me what you want)

Tell me what you need (Tell me what you need)

I want everything (I want it all)



I've had enough of havin' nothing, I won't take just anything

I got my mind set on something, All I want is everything

It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string

I want more than I see coming

All I want is everything

All I want is everything



Say a prayer for Donnie, he died in his room just the other day

His brother came home, found him dead on the floor with a needle in his vein

Cops came down with a body bag, they said Donnie's a casulaty

I said, All it's about is the boy checked out, he couldn't handle reality



Tell me what you want (Tell me what you want)

Tell me what you need (Tell me what you need)

I want everything (I want it all)



I've had enough of havin' nothing, I won't take just anything

I got my mind set on something, All I want is everything

It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string

I want more than I see coming

All I want is everything

All I want is everything

I want it all



Tell me what you want (Tell me what you want)

Tell me what you need (Wont you call me, tell me just what you need)

Tell me what you want (Tell me what you want)

I want everything (Everything)



I've had enough of havin' nothing, I won't take just anything

I got my mind set on something, All I want is everything

It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string

I want more than I see coming

All I want is everything

All I want is everything

All I want is everything

All I want, well I want it all

I want it, I want it, I want it