Lyrics:

Young girl
Sixteen
Barely in high school
She wants to be a woman tonight

Tired of her mama and daddy
Living her life for her
She's going to do it her way to spite
Two wrongs don't make a right

But she didn't care
Running 'round out there
Everywhere
Her mama's scared
Dad has had enough things on the street
Yeah, they're getting rough

Three people who can't communicate
Had better pull it together
Before it's too late
Well, I guess all I'm trying to say
There's got to be
Yes, a better way

There's got to be a better way
To be a better way, to be a better way
To be a better way
To be a better way, to be a better way
To be a better way

There's a young boy
Looking for a way out
Because things at home
They ain't too cool
Always talking about what he someday could be
But folks call him a fool

Who made up life's rules?
It's dos and don'ts
Cans and can'ts
Wills and won'ts
I don't know
But they've killed our youth
By telling them what they cannot do

Why don't we let our kids dream
Tell 'em they can be anything
Well, I guess all I'm trying to say
There's got to be, yes, a better way

There's got to be a better way
To be a better way, to be a better way
To be a better way
To be a better way, to be a better way
To be a better way