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

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

[Instrument Break]

[Verse 2]
Jamie had a chance, well she really did (Wa-oh)
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids (Wa-oh)
Mark still lives at home 'cause he's got no job (Wa-oh)
He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot
Jay committed suicide (Wa-oh)
Brandon OD'd and died (Wa-oh)
What the hell is going on?
The cruelest dream, reality
[Chorus]
Chances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard, hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams
Go, go, go!

[Instrument Break]

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