in the land of dirt and plaster   lies an army of a thousand nowhere kids   losing ground and falling faster   into a life that no one should have to live      we are the people that you hate   we are the bastards that you created (the fucking bastards that you created)   a generation with no place   a generation of all your sons and daughters      behind the fake family image   behind the smile of a thousand moms and dads   inside the cage that we've been given   i see an image of the future that we don't have      [chorus]      and what did you expect ... a perfect child   raised by tv sets ... abandoned every mile   we never get respect ... never a fair trial   no one gives a shit ... as long as we smile