| The Young and Hopeless lyrics |
| 1. The anthem It's a new day but it all feels old It's a good life, that's what I'm told But everything, it all just feels the same And my high school, it felt more to me Like a jail cell, a penitentiary My time spent there, it only made me see That I don't ever wanna be like you I don't wanna do the things you do I'm never gonna hear the words you say 'Cause I don't ever wanna, I don't ever wanna be You...don't wanna be just like you What I'm sayin' is this is the anthem throw all your hands up, you, don't wanna be you "Go to college, a university, get a real job," That's what they said to me But I could never live the way they want I'm gonna get by and just do my time, out of step while they all get in line I'm just a minor threat so pay no mind Do you really wanna be like them, do you really wanna be another trend? Do you wanna be part of their crowd? 'Cause I don't ever wanna, no I don't ever wanna be You...don't wanna be just like you What I'm sayin' is this is the anthem throw all your hands up, you, don't wanna be you Shake it once, that's fine Shake it twice, that's okay Shake it three times, you're playing with yourself again You...don't wanna be just like you What I'm sayin' is this is the anthem throw all your hands up, Y'all got to feel me, sing if you're with me, you, don't wanna be just like you (just like you) This is the anthem throw all your hands up, y'all got to feel me, sing if you're with me Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh) |
| 2. Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous Always see it on T.V.or read it in the magazines Celebrities want sympathy All they do is piss and moan inside the Rolling Stone Talking about how hard life can be I'd like to see them spend the week livin' life out on the street I don't think they would survive If they could spend a day or two walking in someone else's shoes I think they'd stumble and they'd fall They would fall (fall) Lifestyles of the rich and the famous They're always complaining, always complaining If money is such a problem Well they got mansions Think we should rob them Did you know when you were famous You could kill your wife and there's no such thing as 25 to life as long as you've got the cash to pay for Cochran And did you know if you were caught and you were smoking crack McDonald's wouldn't even want to take you back You could always just run for mayor of D.C. I'd like to see them spend the week livin' life out on the street I don't think they would survive If they could spend a day or two walking in someone else's shoes I think they'd stumble and they'd fall They would fall (fall) Lifestyles of the rich and the famous They're always complaining, always complaining If money is such a problem Well they got mansions Think we should rob them Lifestyles of the rich and the famous They're always complaining, always complaining If money is such a problem You got so many problems Think I could solve them Lifestyles of the rich and famous We'll take your clothes, cash cards, and homes just stop complaining Lifestyles of the rich and famous |
| 3. wondering If you want me to wait, I would wait for you If you want me to stay, I would stay right thru If you don't wanna say anything at all I'm happy wondering Go! (Yeah, yeah) Since I was a young man I never was a fun man I never had a plan and no security Then ever since I met you I never could forget you I only get you right here next to me 'Cause everybody (a-whoa-oh-oh) needs someone that they can trust and... And you're somebody (a-whoa-oh-oh) that I found just in time If you want me to wait, I would wait for you If you want me to stay, I would stay right thru If you don't wanna say anything at all I'm happy wondering Now my life is changing, it's always rearranging Always getting stranger than I thought it ever could Ever since I found you, I wanna be around you I wanna get down to the point that I need you 'Cause everybody (a-whoa-oh-oh) needs someone that they can trust and... And you're somebody (a-whoa-oh-oh) that I found just in time If you want me to wait, I would wait for you If you want me to stay, I would stay right thru If you don't wanna say anything at all I'm happy wondering Go! (Yeah, yeah) (Yeah, yeah) Don't tell me The bad news Don't tell me anything at all Just tell me That you need me And stay right here with me If you want me to wait, I would wait for you If you want me to stay, I would stay right thru If you don't wanna say anything at all I'm happy wondering If you want me to wait, I would wait for you If you want me to stay, I would stay right thru If you don't wanna say anything at all I'm happy wondering |
| 4. My old man I don't know much about, too much of my old man I know he walked right out the door we never saw him again Last I heard he was at the bar doing himself in I know I got that same disease, I guess I got that from him This is the story of my old man Just like his father before him I'm telling you do anything you can So you don't end up just like them, like them Monday he woke up and hated life Drank until Wednesday and left his wife Thursday thru Saturday lost everything Woke up on Sunday miserable again I remember baseball games and working on the car He told me that he loved me and that I would go far showed me how to work hard and stick up for myself I wish he wasn't too hard to listen to himself This is the story of my old man Just like his father before him I'm telling you do anything you can So you don't end up just like them, like them Monday he woke up and hated life Drank until Wednesday and left his wife Thursday thru Saturday lost everything Woke up on Sunday miserable again Again...again... Someday he'll wish that he made things right (made things right) Long for his family and miss his wife (miss his wife) Remember the days he had everything (everything) Now he's alone and miserable again |
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