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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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Or 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 |
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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 to 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 by him in class |
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Maybe this kid was reaching out for love |
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Or maybe for a moment |
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He forgot who he was |
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Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged |
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Whatever it was |
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I know it's because |
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[chorus:] |
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We are, We are, the youth of the nation |
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Little Suzy, she was only twelve |
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She was given the world |
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With every chance to excel |
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Hang 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 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 suicide |
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It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends |
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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 turning 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] |
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Who's to blame for the lives that 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 sense |
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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 everything |
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I thought exists |