The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright lyrics

When we were young the future was so bright
The old neighborhood was so alive
And every kid on the whole damn street
Was gonna make it big and not be beat

Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives

[Chorus]
Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Jamie had a chance, well she really did
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids
Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job
He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot

Jay committed suicide
Brandon OD'd and died
What the hell is going on
The cruelest dream, reality

[Chorus x2]

Song lyrics from "Americana" album :

01. Welcome lyrics
02. Have You Ever lyrics
03. Staring At The Sun lyrics
04. Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) lyrics
05. The Kids Aren't Alright lyrics
06. Feelings lyrics
07. She's Got Issues lyrics
08. Walla Walla lyrics
09. The End Of The Line lyrics
10. No Brakes lyrics
11. Why Don't You Get A Job? lyrics
12. Americana lyrics
13. Pay The Man lyrics