P O D - Youth of the Nation

[00:31.80] Last day of the rest of my life [00:33.43] I wish I would've known 'cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye [00:35.97] I didn't tell her that I loved her, how much I cared [00:38.48] Or thank my pops for all the talks and all the wisdom he shared [00:40.75] Unaware, I just did what I always do [00:43.36] Every day, the same routine before I skate off to school [00:45.80] But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest? [00:48.27] Instead of taking a test, I took two to the chest [00:51.23] Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming [00:53.20] Everybody was running, but I couldn't hear nothing [00:55.47] Except gun blasts, it happened so fast [00:58.16] I didn't really know this kid, though I sit by him in class [01:01.02] Maybe this kid was reaching out for love [01:03.20] Or maybe for a moment, he forgot who he was [01:05.65] Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged [01:08.11] Whatever it was, I know it's because [01:10.87] We are, we are (we are) [01:14.21] The youth of the nation [01:15.87] We are, we are (we are) [01:19.28] Youth of the nation [01:20.89] We are, we are (we are) [01:23.97] The youth of the nation [01:25.70] We are, we are (we are) [01:29.04] Youth of the nation [01:30.52] Little Suzy, she was only 12 [01:32.42] She was given the world with every chance to excel [01:35.39] Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell [01:37.00] She might act kind of proud but no respect for herself [01:40.25] She finds love in all the wrong places [01:42.25] The same situations, just different faces [01:45.25] Changed up her pace since her daddy left her [01:47.35] Too bad he never told her she deserved much better [01:50.29] Johnny boy always played the fool [01:52.22] He broke all the rules so you would think he was cool [01:55.02] He was never really one of the guys [01:56.84] No matter how hard he tried, often thought of suicide [01:59.88] It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends [02:01.64] He put his life to an end, they might remember him then [02:04.70] You cross the line and there's no turning back [02:06.83] Told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat [02:09.83] We are, we are (we are) [02:13.09] The youth of the nation [02:14.67] We are, we are (we are) [02:18.05] Youth of the nation [02:19.70] We are, we are (we are) [02:22.93] The youth of the nation [02:24.57] We are, we are (we are) [02:27.77] Youth of the nation [02:31.28] [02:49.06] Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim? [02:51.03] No matter what you say, it don't take away the pain [02:53.35] That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies [02:55.75] Don't nobody know why, it's the blind leading the blind [02:58.60] Guess that's the way that the story goes [03:00.66] Will it ever make sense? Somebody's got to know [03:03.48] There's got to be more to life than this [03:05.41] There's got to be more to everything I thought exists [03:08.79] We are, we are [03:11.96] The youth of the nation [03:13.51] We are, we are [03:16.84] Youth of the nation [03:18.41] We are, we are (we are, we are) [03:21.87] The youth of the nation [03:23.49] We are, we are (we are, we are) [03:26.80] Youth of the nation [03:28.29] We are, we are (we are, we are) [03:31.53] The youth of the nation (the youth of the nation) [03:33.14] We are, we are (we are, we are) [03:36.49] Youth of the nation (youth of the nation) [03:38.26] We are, we are (we are, we are) [03:41.24] The youth of the nation (the youth of the nation) [03:42.90] We are, we are (we are, we are) [03:46.39] Youth of the nation (youth of the nation) [03:49.42] (We are) youth of the nation [03:54.39] (We are) youth of the nation [03:59.05] (We are) youth of the nation [04:04.12] We are [04:06.56]