From the recording The Kids Ain't Alright

Lyrics

His story’s well known, he’d been kicked out of school
They called him a creep, said that he wasn’t cool
Like a failed rough draft paper, he’d been crumpled and tossed
He’s just one more kid that America lost
 
The kids ain’t alright, no, the kids ain’t ok
There’s something gone wrong here, in our own USA
But fixing what’s broke comes at too high a cost
He’s just one more kid that America lost
 
Instrumental
 
In a war of his own he plays Halo and Doom
Doesn’t have one real friend, just sits alone in his room
He thought it would be fun to get a real gun
And shoot some real kids, yeah, that’s how it’s won
 
 
The kids ain’t alright, no, the kids ain’t ok
There’s something gone wrong here, in our own USA
But fixing what’s broke comes at too high a cost
He’s just one more kid that America lost
 
The kids ain’t alright, no, the kids ain’t ok
There’s something gone wrong here, in our own USA
But fixing what’s broke is gonna take a big fight
So we gotta stand up til our kids are alright
 
Yeah, fixing what’s broke is gonna take a big fight
So we gotta stand up til the kids are alright