Karaoké Youth of the Nation P.O.D. (Payable On Death)

Last day of the rest of my life

I wish I would've known 'cos I didn't kiss my mama goodbye

I didn't tell her that I loved her and 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

Every day the same routine before I skate off to school

But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest

Instead of takin' a test

I took two to the chest

Call me blind but I didn't see it comin'

Everybody was runnin' but

I couldn't hear nothin' except

Gun blasts

It happened so fast

I don't really know this kid though I sit 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 the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

Little Suzy 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 kind of proud but no respect for herself

She finds love in all the wrong places

The same situations just 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 kind of hard when you ain't got no friends

He put his life to an end

They might remember him then

You cross the line and there's no turnin' back

Told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat

We are, we are the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim

No matter what you say it don'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 gotta be more to everything I thought exists

We are, we are

We are, we are

We are, we are the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

We are, we are the youth of the nation

The youth of the nation

The youth of the nation

The youth of the nation