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

Jamie had a chance,

well she really did

Instead she dropped out

and had a couple of kids

Mark still lives at home

'cos he ain't 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

Chances thrown

nothing's free

Longing for

what used to be

Still it's hard

hard to see

Fragile lives,

shattered dreams