he knows he'll be alone tonight

while contemplating, "What can i do?"

lack of hope leaves him feeling violent

it's not that he's looking for a fight, it's just...

he don't know where to turn

more stress than help, from home and school

and on the streets his life's out of control...

chorus:

angry, young and poor

angry, young and pissed

Angry no one cares

She never even had a chance

sexual, mental, physical violence

not once she heard an encouraging word

just the phrase, "you better shut up!" and "you're going nowhere!"

her sad stories, all left untold

so her life became something, so out of control...

chorus:

angry, young and poor

angry, young and pissed

angry no one cares

don't know where to turn

don't know what to do...

Politicians talk it up, about their love, for the USA's youth

But when it comes time to put up, their rhetoric falls back on every excuse

every excuse, every excuse...