Wasting Away

The kids today

They got nothing to say

They got nothing to say

Because they taught 'em that way

They wanna watch 'em grow old

Put them in their graves

'Till they're gone

They mess with their hearts

And they mess with their minds

And they plug up their ears

And then they make 'em go blind

Till they're walking the street

And they can't tell what time it is

You see them standing in line

You watch them going insane

Because they're wasting their time

While they're waiting in vain

Is this the way it should be?

You were born to be free

So why you wasting away

Why you wasting away

You see them standing in line

You watch them going insane

While they're wasting their time

'Cause they're waiting in vain

Is this the way it should be

You were born to be free

So why you wasting away

Why you wasting away

Teachers today

They got nothing to say

They got nothing to say

Because they taught 'em that way

They only do what they're told

So they can get their pay

And go home

They walk down the streets

With their hearts in their hands

And they grow up too fast

And then they can't understand

What it's like to be a woman

Or maybe a man

You see them standing in line

You watch them going insane

Because they're wasting their time

While they're waiting in vain

This is the way it should be

You were born to be free

So why you wasting away

Why you wasting away

You were born to be free

So why you wasting away