The Offspring:The Kids Aren't Alright

The Kids Aren't Alright is a song by the punk rock band The Offspring that was taken from their 1998 album Americana.

Lyrics
When we were young the future was so bright The old neighborhood was so alive And every kid on the whole damn street Was gonna make it big in every beat

Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn The kids are grown up but their lives are worn How can one little street Swallow so many lives

Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for Used to be Still it's hard Hard to see Fragile lives shattered dreams

Jenny had a chance, well she really did Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot

Jay committed suicide Brandon OD'd and died What the hell is going on? The cruellest dream - reality

Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for What used to be Still it's hard Hard to see Fragile lives Shattered dreams