So you would think he was cool
He broke all the rules
Johnny boy always played the fool
She deserved much better.
Too bad he never told her
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Just with different faces
The same situations
She finds love in all the wrong places
But no respect for herself
She might act kind of proud
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
With every chance to excel
She was given the world
Little suzy, she was only twelve
We are, we are.... youth of the nation
We are, we are.... the youth of the nation
We are, we are.... youth of the nation
We are, we are.... the youth of the nation
Chorus:
I know it's because
Whatever it was,
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
He forgot who he was.
Or maybe for a moment,
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love
Though I sit by him in class
I didn't really know this kid
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
But I couldn't hear nothing
Everybody was running
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
I took two to the chest
Instead of taking the test,
Who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Before I skate off to school
Everyday, the same routine
Unaware, I just did what i always do
And all the wisdom he shared
Or thank my pops for all the talks,
I didn't tell her that i loved her and how much i care
Cause i would've kissed my mama goodbye
I wish i would've known,
The last day of the rest of my life
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
Chorus
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 got to know
There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
Chorus
