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Youth Of The Nation |
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POD |
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last day of the rest of my life |
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i wish i would've known |
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'cause i didn't kiss my mama goodbye |
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i didn't tell her that i loved her and how much i care |
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of thank my pops for all the talks |
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and all the wisdom he shared |
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unaware, i just did what i always do |
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everyday, the same routine before i skate off to school |
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but who knew that this day wasn't like the rest |
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instead of taking a test |
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i took two for the chest |
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call me blind, but i didn't see it coming |
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everybody was running |
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but i couldn't hear nothing |
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except gun blasts, it happened so fast |
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i don't really know this kid |
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even though i sit beside him in class |
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maybe this kid was reaching out for love |
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or maybe just for a moment |
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he forgot who he was or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged |
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whatever it was |
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i knew it's because |
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chorus:we are, we are, the youth of the nation(*4) |
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little suzy, she was only twleve |
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she was given the world |
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with every chance to excel |
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hang out with the boys and hear the stories they tell |
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she might act kind of proud |
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but no respect for herself |
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she finds love in all the wrong places |
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the same situations |
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just different faces |
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changed up her pace since her daddy left her |
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too bad he never told her |
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she deserved much better |
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johnny boy always played the fool |
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he broke all the rules |
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so you would think that he was cool |
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he was never really one of the guys |
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no matter how hard he tried |
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often thought of suiside |
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it's kind of hard when you ain't go no frieds |
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he put his life to an end |
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they might remember him then |
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you cross the line and there's no turing back |
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told the world how he felt |
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with the sound of a gat |
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chorus:we are, we are, the youth of the nation(*4) |
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who's to blame for the lives tragedies claim |
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no matter what you say |
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it don't take away the pain |
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that i feel inside, i'm tired of all the lies |
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don't nobody know why |
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it's the blind leading the blind |
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i guess that's the way the story goes |
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will it ever make sence |
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somebody's got to know |
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there's got to be more to life than this |
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there's got to be more to everthing |
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i thought exists |
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chorus:we are, we are, the youth of the nation.(*N) |
