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♪ Last day of the rest of my life, I wish I would've known ♪
♪ Cause I'd have 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 didn't really know this kid, though I sit 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 12 ♪
♪ 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 gotta know ♪
♪ There's gotta be more to life than this ♪
♪ There's gotta be more to everything I thought exists ♪
♪ We are, we are ♪
♪ The youth of the nation ♪
♪ We are, we are ♪
♪ The youth of the nation ♪
-♪ We are, we are ♪ -♪ We are, we are ♪
♪ The youth of the nation ♪
-♪ We are, we are ♪ -♪ We are, we are ♪
♪ The youth of the nation ♪
-♪ We are, we are ♪ -♪ We are, we are ♪
♪ The youth of the nation ♪
-♪ The youth of the nation ♪ -♪ We are, we are ♪
-♪ We are, we are ♪ -♪ Youth of the nation ♪
-♪ The youth of the nation ♪ -♪ We are, we are ♪
-♪ We are, we are ♪ -♪ The youth of the nation ♪
-♪ The youth of the nation ♪ -♪ We are, we are ♪
-♪ We are, we are ♪ -♪ The youth of the nation ♪
♪ The youth of the nation ♪
♪ We are the youth of the nation ♪
♪ We are ♪
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