Down but Not Out

The youth of today, run wild in the streets They all try to win, in the face of defeat They still, they kill, they're going straight to hell They don't hear and they don't see that they're not free When I walk down these city streets I see the victims and the casualties Do they stand, a chance today In a world that's thrown their away They race to the grave Don't want to heal Don't want to be saved Abandoned buildings that should be homes Abandoned children left to roam Broken families broken dreams In the night I hear their screams Can't make your future or kill your past With a spike in your arm or a shotgun blast Till you have the strength to look within You'll be fighting a battle you'll never win Mortality suffered society said That money is God and true faith is dead I see it in their eyes this life they cannot cope The system tells them lies, tries to stick us into giving up hope We're down, we're down, but we're not out There's still time to find what life's about Is there a way of telling the troubled youth That what they see on TV is not always the truth We're down, we're down, but we're not out There's till time to find what life's about --- Down But Not Out - Cro-Mags