They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

I just swallow the pain And always will And like nothing has changed or ever will It seems like I'm going insane Getting farther and farther everyday Welcome to a day in my life Welcome to a day in my fucking life! That's not what I was promised That's

Tell me, tell me Everybody, sing Like it's the last song you will ever sing We were born for this Do you feel the pressure now? (We were born for this) Everybody, live Like it's the last day you will ever see Can you feel the pressure?

They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

And the prophecy read that One day like the pheonix rose from the ashes That a boy will be born unto a family in the slums This boy will go on and use the knowledge that he gains While fighting for survival in the streets To become a crack leader And in

They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

You don't know my name (Round and round and round we go, will you ever know) Baby, baby, baby From the day I saw you Really, really wanted to catch your eye Somethin' special 'bout you I must really like you 'Cause not a lot of guys are worth my time, ooh

They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

A star shines in all of us, we'll search for all our lives, One day we'll find a way, and a reason to survive, Cry for the day to return like no one can understand, Will you wait alone for me tonight, Hold me, save me We all face our fears in the world,

How long, how long Woman will you weep Rock yourself to sleep How long, how long (long and drawn out) Like a blue bird with his heart removed, lonely as a train I've run just as far as I can run If I never see the good old days shinin' in the sun I'll be