[ti:Youth Of The Nation] [ar:POD] [al:] [00:00.01]Youth Of The Nation [00:10.00]POD [00:20.00]*'s Work* [00:32.63]last day of the rest of my life [00:34.26]i wish i would've known [00:35.37]'cause i didn't kiss my mama goodbye [00:36.99]i didn't tell her that i loved her and how much i care [00:39.15]of thank my pops for all the talks [00:40.66]and all the wisdom he shared [00:41.87]unaware, i just did what i always do [00:43.97]everyday, the same routine before i skate off to school [00:46.50]but who knew that this day wasn't like the rest [00:48.87]instead of taking a test [00:50.17]i took two for the chest [00:51.48]call me blind, but i didn't see it coming [00:53.86]everybody was running [00:55.12]but i couldn't hear nothing [00:56.42]except gun blasts, it happened so fast [00:58.79]i don't really know this kid [01:00.14]even though i sit beside him in class [01:01.67]maybe this kid was reaching out for love [01:03.64]or maybe just for a moment [01:05.18]he forgot who he was or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged [01:08.55]whatever it was [01:09.92]i knew it's because [01:11.18]chorus:we are, we are, the youth of the nation(*4) [01:31.03]little suzy, she was only twleve [01:32.95]she was given the world [01:34.12]with every chance to excel [01:35.54]hang out with the boys and hear the stories they tell [01:37.76]she might act kind of proud [01:39.16]but no respect for herself [01:40.39]she finds love in all the wrong places [01:42.74]the same situations [01:44.06]just different faces [01:45.50]changed up her pace since her daddy left her [01:47.85]too bad he never told her [01:48.96]she deserved much better [01:50.36]johnny boy always played the fool [01:52.36]he broke all the rules [01:53.70]so you would think that he was cool [01:55.16]he was never really one of the guys [01:57.42]no matter how hard he tried [01:58.60]often thought of suiside [02:00.26]it's kind of hard when you ain't go no frieds [02:02.28]he put his life to an end [02:03.45]they might remember him then [02:05.07]you cross the line and there's no turing back [02:07.07]told the world how he felt [02:08.46]with the sound of a gat [02:09.86]chorus:we are, we are, the youth of the nation(*4) [02:49.14]who's to blame for the lives tragedies claim [02:51.21]no matter what you say [02:52.23]it don't take away the pain [02:53.60]that i feel inside, i'm tired of all the lies [02:55.94]don't nobody know why [02:57.12]it's the blind leading the blind [02:59.00]i guess that's the way the story goes [03:00.71]will it ever make sence [03:02.09]somebody's got to know [03:03.53]there's got to be more to life than this [03:05.75]there's got to be more to everthing [03:07.00]i thought exists [03:08.78]chorus:we are, we are, the youth of the nation.(*N)