Youth of the Nation-P.O.D.

[00:31.000]Last day of the rest of my life [00:33.000] I wish I would've known [00:34.000]'Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye [00:36.000]I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I care [00:38.200]Or thank my pops for all the talks and all the wisdom he shared [00:41.000]Unaware, I just did what I always do [00:43.000]Everyday, the same routine before I skate off to school [00:46.000]But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest [00:48.000]Instead of taking a test, I took two to the chest [00:51.000]Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming [00:53.000]Everybody was running but I couldn't hear nothing [00:55.000]Except gun blasts, it happened so fast [00:57.490]I don't really know this kid even though I sit by him in class [01:01.000]Maybe this kid was reaching out for love [01:03.300]Or maybe for a moment he forgot who he was [01:06.000]Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged [01:08.000]Whatever it was, I know it's because [01:10.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [01:16.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [01:20.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [01:25.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [01:30.000]Little Suzy, she was only twelve [01:32.500]She was given the world with every chance to excel [01:35.000]Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell [01:37.000]She might act kind of proud but no respect for herself [01:39.500]She finds love in all the wrong places [01:42.500]The same situations, just different faces [01:45.000]Changed up her pace since her daddy left her [01:47.200]Too bad he never told her, she deserved much better [01:50.000]Johnny boy always played the fool [01:52.000]He broke all the rules so you would think he was cool [01:55.000]He was never really one of the guys [01:56.500]No matter how hard he tried often thought of suicide [01:59.000]It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends [02:01.000]He put his life to an end, they might remember him then [02:04.000]You cross the line and there's no turning back [02:07.000]Told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat [02:09.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [02:14.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [02:20.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [02:24.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [02:48.000]Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim [02:51.000]No matter what you say it don't take away the pain [02:53.000]That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies [02:56.000]Don't nobody know why it's the blind leading the blind [02:58.000]Guess that's the way the story goes [03:00.000]Will it ever make sense, somebody's got to know [03:04.000]There's got to be more to life than this [03:05.700]There's got to be more to everything I thought exists [03:08.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [03:13.500]We are, we are the youth of the nation [03:19.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [03:23.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [03:28.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [03:33.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [03:38.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [03:43.000]We are, we are the youth of the nation [03:48.000]The youth of the nation [03:51.000]The youth of the nation [03:56.000]The youth of the nation