My generation is zero I never made it as a working class hero 21st century breakdown I once was lost but never was found I think I'm losing what's left of my mind To the 20th century deadline Born into Nixon, I was raised in hell A welfare child where

Oh, sunny days She keeps on praying Oh, oh, ooh Lift me when I'm down No more butterflies 'cause they don't never last Stolen from the light by demons of the past It's always raining Break you through the clouds She woke up in the morning

This is what we started Never be, never be us They can't hold us down They'll never be, never be us Remember when we were young Breakin' every rule they made I'll never change what we've done It made us who we are today I'm takin' every chance I get

A car has killed a friend down in Chicago, thousand miles away J.B Lenoir is dead and it's hit me like a hammer blow J.B had a struggle playin' unappreciated blues in vain When I read the news, night came early in my day I cry inside my heart that the

Drop the beat and play it again Play it again yeah DJ play my song on the radio Lifts me up when I’m feeling low DJ spin it back If you feeling me The 808 track is all I need Watch me take it up, then I break it down I don’t play sports, but it’s a

She told me, "Don't lose me" Don't lose me You told me don't use me (Don't use you) KK, all beauty (KK) When I'm lookin' down at her, it's you and me And I apologize, you know what I'm sayin’? Breaking your heart, breaking our promise, breaking God's

When you break up in a small town She would get down with somebody I know I guess that's just how it goes I see our friends and they put on a show Like they don't want me to know So they give me the go-around I swear it's like I can't even leave my house

I'm from the dirt road poison ivy league of campfires, guitars, and river swings Got the good life down and if you hang around we can get a little dust on that collar My Buddy Jake said hey its spring break so I picked him up in my truck We rode into

I stand alone Feeling your sting down inside me I'm not dying for it Everything that I believe is fading Now I've told you this once before You can't control me If you try to take me down you're gonna break I feel your every nothing that you're doing for

If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do Do I have to break down, baby just to break through If that's what it takes Tonight's the night, I'm gonna prove it to you I played the part of a broken heart upon a shelf I played that part so lonely and so