RUNNING WITH THE RACING CARS This is a story about a boy who loves his car A story about a boy who loves his car A story about a boy who loves his car A story about a boy who loves his car Last day of the rest of my life I wish I woulda known cuz I didn't kiss my mama goodbye Didn't tell her that I loved her, how much I cared I thank my pops for all the talks and all the wisdom he shared Unaware, I just did what I always do Every day the same routine, before I skated off to school But who knew, this day wasn't like the rest Instead of taking the test, I took two to the chest They called me blind, but I didn't see it coming Everybody was running, but I couldn't hear nothing except Gun blast, adapted so fast I didn't really know this kid, though I said, buy him in class Maybe this kid was reaching out for love Or maybe for a moment he forgot who he was Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged Whatever it was, I know it's because We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation And little Susie, she was only twelve She was given the world with every chance to excel And with the boys and the stories they tell She might act kinda proud, but no respect for herself She finds love in all the wrong places The same situations, but different faces Changed up her pace since her daddy left her Too bad he never told her she deserved much better And Johnny boy always played the fool He broke all the rules so you would think he was cool And he was never really one of the guys No matter how hard he tried, left the thought of suicide It's kinda hard when you ain't got no friends He put his life to an end, they might remember him then You cross the line and there's no turning back He told the world how he felt, with the sound of a gag We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are So who's to blame for the life that tragedies claim? No matter what they say, it'll take away the pain That I feel inside, I'm tired of all these lies Don't nobody know why it's the blind leading the blind Cause that's the way that this story goes Will it ever make sense? Somebody's got to know There's got to be more to life than this There's got to be more to everything I thought exists We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation We are, we are The youth of the nation The youth of the nation The youth of the nation The youth of the nation The youth of the nation