The Kids Aren’t Alright Ringtones

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

I don't mind All the guys dancing with my girl Thats fine I know them all pretty well Chorus: But i know sometimes i must get out in the light Better leave her behind, where the kids are alright Sometimes I feel i gotta get away Bells chime I know i gotta get away Chrorus: And i know if i dont i'll go out of my mind Better leave her behind, where the kids are alright I know if i go things'l be alot better for her I had things planned but her folks wouldn't let her I don't mind All the guys dancing with my girl Thats fine I know them all pretty well Chorus: But i know sometimes i must get out of the light Better leave her behind, where the kids are alright Sometimes I feel i gotta get away Bells chime I know i gotta get away Chorus: And i know if i don't i'll go out of my mind Better leave her behind, where the kids are alright

You know the kids are alright You know the kids are alright I got the taste on my tongue And air in my lungs The kids are alright Oh darling, oh darling I'm skippin' school Hidin' from your mama but you ain't no fool Sailin' through your classes like an ocean cruise, oh yeah Oh heaven, oh heaven where did you go? Dancing to the rhythm of the radio Signal's getting weaker as I'm getting old, oh yeah You know the kids are alright You know the kids are alright I got the taste on my tongue And air in my lungs The kids are alright Oh my little heaven, yeah we can dream Shining out the memories for the silver screen Scattering around me like a colour scheme, oh yeah Oh mama, oh mama I'm up all night Sweating, yeah I'm climbing up the farenheits Coasting through the city like a satellite, oh yeah You know the kids are alright You know the kids are alright I got the taste on my tongue And air in my lungs The kids are alright Oh horror, oh horror what did you see? Monsters in the closet and they just won't leave Clogging up your arteries with memories, oh yeah The skeleton living inside your head Rattling and gasping, coming up for breath Maybe in your memory I'm still not dead, oh yeah You know the kids are alright You know the kids are alright I got the taste on my tongue And air in my lungs The kids are alright

We don't really care about the trends you like to follow You know what they say They here today and gone tomorrow Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh If I'm in the mood I get as ratchet as I wanna Turn around and show you I could bless you with some culture Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Workin' ain't no nine to five California that's a vibe Friends that's always down to ride You know, you know that's the life We just wanna have some fun It's some love for everyone Pass it 'round when you get done That's the move yeah that's the one We all, we all, we alright The kids are alright We all, we alright Yeah the kids are alright We all, we all, we alright The kids are alright We all, we alright Yeah, the kids are- Everything is new 'cause we about that innovation Call it how we see it we a genius generation Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Workin' ain't no nine to five! California that's a vibe We down to ride You know, you know that's the life We wanna have some fun It's some love for everyone Pass it 'round when you get done That's the move yeah that's the one (The one) We all, we all, we alright The kids are alright We all, we alright Yeah the kids are alright We all, we all, we alright The kids are alright We all, we alright Yeah the kids are- Do it while you young Don't let them turn you numb Don't let them get you strung Ooh let me put you on Don't listen to them lies Stop following the hype Better meditate, better namaste Better go and get your life We all, we all, we alright The kids are alright We all, we alright Yeah the kids are alright We all, we all, we alright The kids are alright We all, we alright Yeah the kids are- Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Hoh!) The kids are alright Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah (Hoh!) Yeah the kids are alright (Whoo!) Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Hoh!) The kids are alright Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah the kids are alright

It's messed up You know So many highs and roller coaster lows Can't tell my left from right, emotional But I hear it's just the way it goes The way that it rolls They say First cut is the deepest, it all Happens for a reason, so just Hold on, hold on, I'm Still fall, still fallin' Chaos only when you're in it It'll all be clear in a minute Hold on, hold on We'll be alright As long as the late nights turn into sunrise (alright) As long as we got stars to count on we are alive As long as our hearts can battle scars and put up a fight As long as there's tears to cry, the kids are alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright It's a broken road So many miles, too many obstacles I'm going crazy tryna drive below But I hear if you don't hit the brakes It falls into place They say First cut is the deepest, it all Happens for a reason, so just Hold on, hold on, I'm Still fall, still fallin' Chaos only when you're in it It'll all be clear in a minute Hold on, hold on We'll be alright As long as the late nights turn into sunrise (alright) As long as we got stars to count on we are alive As long as our hearts can battle scars and put up a fight As long as there's tears to cry, the kids are alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright