We are born into the world   with a blank slate for a mind   capacity for learning,   and tightly closed up eyes   the learning comes so quick   that we have no time to choose   our own set of standards   and our own set of rules   so we learn, and we learn young   no one thinks you're hard   if you turn and run   we learn, and we learn young   no one dismiss you   when they're staring down your gun      [Chorus]   So all along the city streets   I'm scared to walk alone   in the dirty alleyways,   I'm scared to walk alone   and I admit I've never lived   the life that you must know   but violence towards innocents   won't fix your broken homes   (you reap the seeds you sow)      we determine what we think   based on what we're shown   a lack of education leaves the world unkown   so all we have to go on is the world that we see   a world based on violence   and a world based on greed   so we learn, and we learn young   no one thinks you're hard   if you turn and run   we learn, and we learn young   no one dismiss you   when they're staring down your gun      [Chorus]