Last day of the rest of my life,
I wish I would of known cause I'd of kissed my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her, how much I cared,
I thanked 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 the 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
Maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged,
What ever it was I know it's because

We are, we are, (we are) the youth of the nation
We are, we are, (we are) youth of the nation
We are, we are, (we are) the youth of the nation
We are, we are, (we are) 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 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) youth of the nation
We are, we are, (we are) the youth of the nation
We are, we are, (we are) youth of the nation

Who's to blame for the lives the 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 but it's the blind leading the blind
I guess that's the way that the story goes,
Will it ever make sense? Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this,
There's got to be more to everything I thought exists

We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, 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) youth of the nation

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Youth of the nation
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Youth of the nation
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Youth of the nation
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