Youth Of The Nation by POD
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Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would've known
Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye
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I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I care
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared
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Unaware, I just did what I always do
Everyday, the same routine
Before I skate off to school
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But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest
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Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing
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Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
I don't really know this kid
Even though I sit by him in class
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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
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We are, We are, the youth of the nation
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Little Suzy, she was only twelve
She was given the world
With every chance to excel
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Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kind of proud
But no respect for herself
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She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations
Just different faces
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Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told hers she deserved much better
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Johnny boy always played the fool
He broke all the rules
So you would think he was cool
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He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried
Often thought of suicide
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It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then
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You cross the line and there's no turning back
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat
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Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain
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That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind leading the blind
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I guess that's the way the story goes
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know
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There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
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Please bleed by Ben Harper
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Make me feel like a beggar
Make me feel like a thief
Make me feel like a battle, that cannot end in peace
Make me feel like running, as if I've lost my nerve
Make me feel like crying, tears I don't deserve
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Please bleed
So I know that you are real
So I know that you can feel
The damage that you've done
Who have I become
To myself I am none
I am none
I am none
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Is this really living sometimes it's hard to tell
Or is this a kind of gentler hell
Turn out the lights
And let me stare into your soul
I was born and bled for you old
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Never said thank you
Never said please
Never gave reason to believe
So as it stands
I remain on my knees
Good lovers make great enemies
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