♪♪ ♪ Last day of the
rest of my life, I wish I
would've known ♪ ♪ Cause I'd have kissed
my mama goodbye ♪ ♪ I didn't tell her that I
loved her, how much I care ♪ ♪ 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 wasn't like the rest ♪ ♪ Instead of taking a test,
I took two to the chest ♪ ♪ Call me blind, but I
didn't see it coming ♪ ♪ Everybody was running but
I couldn't hear nothing ♪ ♪ Except gun blasts,
it happened so fast ♪ ♪ I didn't really know this kid,
though I sit by him in class ♪ ♪ Maybe this kid was
reaching 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 Suzy, she was only 12 ♪ ♪ 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 turning back ♪ ♪ 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
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 leading the blind ♪ ♪ I guess that's the
way 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪
-♪ 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 the youth
of the nation ♪ ♪ We are ♪ ♪♪
