[00:31.000]Last day of the rest of my life
[00:33.000] I wish I would've known
[00:34.000]'Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye
[00:36.000]I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I care
[00:38.200]Or thank my pops for all the talks and all the wisdom he shared
[00:41.000]Unaware, I just did what I always do
[00:43.000]Everyday, the same routine before I skate off to school
[00:46.000]But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
[00:48.000]Instead of taking a test, I took two to the chest
[00:51.000]Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
[00:53.000]Everybody was running but I couldn't hear nothing
[00:55.000]Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
[00:57.490]I don't really know this kid even though I sit by him in class
[01:01.000]Maybe this kid was reaching out for love
[01:03.300]Or maybe for a moment he forgot who he was
[01:06.000]Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
[01:08.000]Whatever it was, I know it's because
[01:10.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[01:16.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[01:20.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[01:25.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[01:30.000]Little Suzy, she was only twelve
[01:32.500]She was given the world with every chance to excel
[01:35.000]Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
[01:37.000]She might act kind of proud but no respect for herself
[01:39.500]She finds love in all the wrong places
[01:42.500]The same situations, just different faces
[01:45.000]Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
[01:47.200]Too bad he never told her, she deserved much better
[01:50.000]Johnny boy always played the fool
[01:52.000]He broke all the rules so you would think he was cool
[01:55.000]He was never really one of the guys
[01:56.500]No matter how hard he tried often thought of suicide
[01:59.000]It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
[02:01.000]He put his life to an end, they might remember him then
[02:04.000]You cross the line and there's no turning back
[02:07.000]Told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat
[02:09.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[02:14.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[02:20.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[02:24.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[02:48.000]Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim
[02:51.000]No matter what you say it don't take away the pain
[02:53.000]That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
[02:56.000]Don't nobody know why it's the blind leading the blind
[02:58.000]Guess that's the way the story goes
[03:00.000]Will it ever make sense, somebody's got to know
[03:04.000]There's got to be more to life than this
[03:05.700]There's got to be more to everything I thought exists
[03:08.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:13.500]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:19.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:19.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:23.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:28.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:33.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:38.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:43.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation
[03:48.000]The youth of the nation
[03:51.000]The youth of the nation
[03:56.000]The youth of the nation