Lyrics:

P.O.D.:Youth Of The Nation

Last day of the rest of my life,
I wish I would've known,
Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye,
I didn't tell her that I loved her, how much I care,
Or thank my pops for all the talks,
And all the wisdom he shared,
Unaware I just did what I always do,
Everyday the same routine,
Before I skate off to school,
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest,
Instead of taking a test,
I took two to the chest.

Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming,
Everybody was running,
But I couldn't hear nothing except:
'Gun blasts, it happened so fast
I don't really know this kid,
Even though I sit by him in class.'
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love,
Or maybe for a moment,
He forgot who he was,
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged,
Whatever it was,
I know it's because.

We are, We are... (we are) the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are) the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are) the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are) the youth of the nation.

Little Suzy, she was only twelve,
She was given the world,
With every chance to excel.
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell,
She might act kind of proud,
But no respect for herself.
She finds love in all the wrong places,
The same situations,
Just different faces.
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her,
Too bad he never told her,
She deserved much better.

Johnny boy always played the fool,
He broke all the rules,
So you would think he was cool.
'He was never really one of the guys,
No matter how hard he tried,
Often thought of suicide.'
It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends,
He put his life to an end,
They might remember him then.
You cross the line and there's no turning back,
Told the world how he felt,
With the sound of a gat.

We are, We are... (we are) the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are) the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are) the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are) the youth of the nation.

Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim?
No matter what you say,
It don't take away the pain,
'That I... feel inside,
I'm tired of all the lies,
Don't nobody know why,
It's the blind leading the blind.'

I guess that's the way the story goes,
Will it ever make sense?
Somebody's got to know.
There's got to be more to life than this,
There's got to be more to everything,
I thought exists.

We are, We are... the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are, we are) the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are, we are) the youth of the nation,
We are, We are... (we are, we are) the youth of the nation, (the youth of the nation)
We are, We are... (we are, we are) the youth of the nation, (the youth of the nation)
We are, We are... (we are, we are) the youth of the nation, (the youth of the nation)
We are, We are... (we are, we are) the youth of the nation. (the youth of the nation)

Youth of the nation.
Youth of the nation.
Youth of the nation.
Youth of the nation.