Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would have known
'Cause I'd have kissed my momma goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her or how much I cared
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 wasnt like the rest
Instead of takin' the test I took two to the chest.
Call me blind but I didn't see it comin'
And everybody was runnin but I couldn't hear nothin'
Except gun blast, it happened so fast
I didn't really know this kid though I sat by him in class
Maybe this kid was reachin 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 Suzie she was only twelve
She was given the world with every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kinda proud but no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations but 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 kinda' hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end they might remember him then
You cross a line and there is no turnin' back
He 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 life that tragedies claim?
No matter what you say it won'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 leadin' the blind
Guess that's the way that the story goes
Will it ever make sense, somebody's gotta' know
There's gotta' be more to life than this
There's got to 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)
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, 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)
The youth of the nation (We are)
I wish I would have known
'Cause I'd have kissed my momma goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her or how much I cared
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 wasnt like the rest
Instead of takin' the test I took two to the chest.
Call me blind but I didn't see it comin'
And everybody was runnin but I couldn't hear nothin'
Except gun blast, it happened so fast
I didn't really know this kid though I sat by him in class
Maybe this kid was reachin 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 Suzie she was only twelve
She was given the world with every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kinda proud but no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations but 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 kinda' hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end they might remember him then
You cross a line and there is no turnin' back
He 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 life that tragedies claim?
No matter what you say it won'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 leadin' the blind
Guess that's the way that the story goes
Will it ever make sense, somebody's gotta' know
There's gotta' be more to life than this
There's got to 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)
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, 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)
The youth of the nation (We are)