Lyrics:

The kids today they got nothing to say, they got nothing to say
Because they taught 'em that way
They wanna watch 'em grow old
Put them in their graves 'til they're gone
They mess with their hearts, and then they mess with their minds
And they plug up their ears, and then they make 'em go blind
'Til they walk down the street, and they can't tell what time it is
You see 'em standing in line
You watch 'em going insane
Because they're wasting their time
While they're waiting in vain
Is this the way it should be?
You were born to be free
So why you wasting away?
Why you wasting away?

You see 'em standing in line
You watch 'em going insane
While they're wasting their time
'Cause they're waiting in vain
Is this the way it should be?
You were born to be free
So why you wasting away?
Why you wasting away?
Teachers today they got nothing to say
They got nothing to say because they taught 'em that way
They only do what they told
So they can get their pay and go home
They walk down the street with their hearts in their hands
They grow up too fast, and then they can't understand
What it's like to be a woman or maybe a man 'cause it's wrong
You watch 'em standing in line
You see 'em going insane
'Cause they're wasting their time
While they're waiting in vain
Is this the way it should be?
You were born to be free
So why you wasting away?
Why you wasting away?
You were born to be free
So why you wasting away?