Kids Aren't All Right

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 beatNow the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can one little street
Swallow so many livesChances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard, hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreamsJamie 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 potJay committed suicide
Brandon od'd fuckin' died
What the hell is goin' on
The cruelest dream, realityChances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard, hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreamsChances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard, hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams