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
and not be 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
what used to be
Still it's hard
hard to see
Fragile lives
shattered dreams go!
Jamie 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 cruelest dream
reality
Chances thrown
nothing's free
Longing for
what used to be
Still it's hard
hard to see
Fragile lives
shattered dreams go!
Chances thrown
nothing's free
Longing for
what used to be
Still it's hard
hard to see
Fragile lives
shattered dreams