The Kids Aren't Alright

Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives Shattered dreams Man, I can't believe where this is going I can't believe the path they've chosen, or where the wind has blown them Nothing went like it was planed back then Some of them just had luck, but some got really messed up One of them is on crack and terribly stuck I could turn my back, but I do give a f*ck cbout the people I grew up with In a street where kids had big plans Now it seems that shit has gone mad, so sad Me too, I look back with a little regret I hate to say I've made mistakes along the entire way   But maybe that was just to get to the point where I'm at Cause at the end of the day, I'm going strong and on track. Why is it going bad with an old friend of mine Why is he even getting worse by the hands of time   I assumed of all the kids they'd be OK It turns out they don't live life like they'd planned back in the days When we were young, the future was so bright (Woah-oh) The old neighborhood was so alive (Woah-oh) cnd every kid on the whole damn street (Woah-oh) Was gonna make it big and not be beat (no) Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn (Woah-oh) The kids are grown up, but their lives are worn (Woah-oh) How can one, one little street swallow so many lives?   Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives Shattered dreams Man, I can't believe where this is going I can't believe the path they've chosen, or where the wind has blown them Nothing went like it was planed back then Some of them just had luck, but some got really messed up