When I was a kid, with everything I did   I can't believe that I'm alive and not six feet under ground   Cuz when I was a child I was living on the wild   and I can't believe that I'm still around      Let the kids make up their minds and do what they do best   walk along the streets of broken hearts and lonelyness   crimson eyes define the pain that words cannot explain   tears will fall like rain   Kids are gonna fuck it up and learn from their mistake   and if I had a buck a time a fortune I could make   we can all pretend that we were not the same   but afterall this life is just a game      -Chorus-   When I was a kid, with everything I did   I can't believe that I'm alive and not six feet under ground   Cuz when I was a child I was living on the wild   and I can't believe that I'm still around      I was only 17 and skippin' out of school   authority would treat me like an adolescent fool   lips are meant for kissin' ass and breakin' down the wall   to rise above it all      -Chorus-      I can see the parents as their children walk the line   I've heard the voice of repremand and now I'm doin' fine   I'd love to say I told you so like you once said to me   and we will be together in the end   as long as there's redemption to defend      -Chorus-