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by The Offspring

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The Kids Aren_t Alright” is a song by The Offspring. This page features time-synced lyrics that highlight each line as the song plays — press play to sing along in real time. The lyrics contain 43 lines.

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When we were young, the future was so bright

Woah-oh

The old neighborhood was so alive

Woah-oh

And every kid on the whole damn street

Woah-oh

Was gonna make it big and not be beat

Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn

Woah-oh

The kids are grown up, but their lives are worn

Woah-oh

How can one little street swallow so many lives?

Chances thrown

Nothing's free

Longing for, used to be

Still it's hard, hard to see

Fragile lives

Shattered dreams (go!)

♪ ♪ ♪

Jamie had a chance, well, she really did

Woah-oh

Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids

Woah-oh

Mark still lives at home 'cause he's got no job

Woah-oh

He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot

Jay commited suicide

Woah-oh

Brandon OD'd and died

Woah-oh

What the hell is going on?

The cruelest dream, reality

Chances thrown

Nothing's free

Longing for, used to be

Still it's hard, hard to see

Fragile lives

Shattered dreams (Go!)

♪ ♪ ♪

Chances thrown

Nothing's free

Longing for (what), used to be

Still it's hard, hard to see

Fragile lives

Shattered dreams

♪ ♪ ♪

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When we were young, the future was so bright Woah-oh The old neighborhood was so alive Woah-oh And every kid on the whole damn street Woah-oh Was gonna make it big and not be beat Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn Woah-oh The kids are grown up, but their lives are worn Woah-oh How can one little street swallow so many lives? Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives Shattered dreams (go!) Jamie had a chance, well, she really did Woah-oh Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids Woah-oh Mark still lives at home 'cause he's got no job Woah-oh He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot Jay commited suicide Woah-oh Brandon OD'd and died Woah-oh What the hell is going on? The cruelest dream, reality Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives Shattered dreams (Go!) Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for (what), used to be Still it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives Shattered dreams
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