[Verse 1]
When we were young, the future was so bright (Woah-oh)
The old neighborhood was so alive (Woah-oh)
And every kid on the whole damn street (Woah-oh)
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn (Woah-oh)
The kids are grown up, but their lives are worn (Woah-oh)
How can one little street swallow so many lives?

[Chorus]
Chances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for, used to be
Still, it's hard, hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams (Go!)

[Verse 2]
Jamie had a chance, well she really did (Woah-oh)
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids (Woah-oh)
Mark still lives at home 'cause he's got no job (Woah-oh)
Just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot
And Jay committed suicide (Woah-oh)
And Brandon OD'd and died (Woah-oh)
What the hell is going on?
Cruelest dream, reality

[Chorus]
Chances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for, used to be
Still, it's hard, hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams (Go!)
[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Chances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for, used to be
Still, it's hard, hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams