1 2 3 HEY!      turn off the tv   turn on the memory   we used to live in unity, hey   you promised us safety   but coincidentally   we need someone to save us today   i'm just a kid   but i know we're in   way over our hopeful heads yeah   we need more than pride   and poor shoddy guidance   we need someone to help us through the      days turn to nights   please turn out the lights   cause the world's a scary place   your life's not for me   don't want easy street   i just want a friendly face   look around, the world is full of pain and dying, in every country   that's now how i want to live   and if some day i'm forced to grow up to a world of pain and crying   then i'll have to make a change      look for a new life   look for a new way   free from lifes' uncertainties hey   follow your instincts   not just what they think   think for yourself, and make your own choices   now that i'm older   life just seems colder   and i'm not sure just where i'm going   but my friends are with me   and soon yeah, you'll all see   that we're making the best of our      days turn to nights   please turn out the lights   cause the world's a scary place   your life's not for me   don't want easy street   i just want a friendly face   look around, the world is full of pain and dying, in every country   that's now how i want to live   and if some day i'm forced to grow up to a world of pain and crying   then i'll have to make a change      look around the world is full of people smilin', all around me   that's the kind of world i like   and if some day i grow up to a world that's peaceful, new and moving   then i'll know i've done my part