the kids sing out in defiance   against the world that has forgotten them   and the media asked why are the kids so angry      afterwards they'll go back home   to their uncaring fathers    and misunderstanding mothers   and they'll dream of a time that    they're back again with all their friends   at another show      where they will sing   these are the days   these are the days we will never forget      Sixteen and all alone   searching for a place to call her home   thinking by the bottle   or maybe even worse      but she passed her self destruction   when she found a better place   at the show with the kids   the excitement of change      singing along with every kid in the crowd   she breathed in deep and she sang aloud      these are the days   these are the days   these are the days we will never forget       he was never called cool   no he never fit in    cuz he thought for himself    and he went against the trends      but the abuse at school   was finally setting in yeah   so the day he found a place to go   with the other punk rockers at the punk rock show      he showed up to the show with his new allies   he forgot about school   as tears came to his eyes      and he said   these are the days   these are the days   these are the days we will never forget   no       sitting under the corner light   my sixth string in my hand   play my songs all by myself   thinking there's no one out there could understand      but it wasnt too long before   i realized i was wrong   and i found myself singing from a stage   a chorus of voices singing along      and we sang   these are the days   these are the days   these are the days we will never forget   yeah we sang   these are the days   these are the days   these are the days we will never forget   we will never forget