Part I

[Verse 1]
Born into Nixon I was raised in hell
A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled
The last one born, and the first one to run
My town was blind from refinery sun

[Pre-Chorus]
My generation is zero
I never made it as a working-class-let's go!

[Chorus]
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

Wembley!

[Verse 2]
I was made of poison and blood
Condemnation is what I understood
Video games to the tower's fall
Homeland security could kill us all
[Pre-Chorus]
My generation is zero
I never made it as a working-class-let's go!

[Chorus]
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

London!

[Bridge]

Part II

Are you with me?
Are you with me?
This is what I need you to do
This is what I need you to do
When I say 1, 2, 3, 4
I want everybody to go fucking crazy
Are you ready?

[Intro]
We are the class of, the class of 13
Born in the era of humility
We are the desperate in the decline
Raised by the bastards, 1, 2, 3, 4!
[Verse 1]
My name is no one, the long lost son
Born on the 4th of July
Raised in the era of heroes and cons
That left me for dead or alive
I am a nation, a worker of pride
My debt to the status quo
The scars on my hands are a means to an end
It's all that I have to-jump, jump, jump!

[Verse 2]
I swallowed my pride and I choked on my faith
I've given my heart and my soul
I've broken my fingers and lied through my teeth
The pillar of damage control
I've been to the edge and I've thrown the bouquet
Of flowers left over from the grave
I sat in the waiting room wasting my time
And waiting for Judgment Day

[Bridge]
I praise liberty
The "freedom to obey"
It's the song that strangles me
Well, don't cross the line
Alright! Get those hands up in the air!

Part III

[Outro]
Oh dream, America, dream
I can't even sleep from the light's early dawn

England!

Oh scream, America, scream
Believe what you see from heroes and cons...