Since I was born they couldn't hold me down Another misfit kid, another burned-out town I never played by the rules, I never really cared My nasty reputation takes me everywhere I look and see it's not only me So many others have stood where I stand We are the young, so raise your hands They call us problem child We spend our lives on trial We walk an endless mile We are the youth gone wild We stand and we won't fall We're one and one for all The writing's on the wall We are the youth gone wild Boss screamin' in my ear about who I'm supposed to be Getcha a 3-piece wall street smile and son you'll look just like me I said "hi man, There's something that you oughta Know I'll tell ya Park Avenue leads to Skid Row I look and see it's not only me We're standin' tall, ain't never a doubt We are the young, so shout it out They call us problem child We spend our lives on trial We walk an endless mile We are the youth gone wild We stand up, we won't fall We're one and one for all The writing's on the wall We are the youth gone wild Let me hear you wild They call us problem child We spend our lives on trial We walk an endless mile We are the youth gone wild We stand up, we won't fall We're one and one for all The writing's on the wall We are the youth gone wild (oh oh oh oh) We are the youth gone wild (oh oh oh oh) We are the youth gone wild Yeah yeah yeah We are the youth gone wild (oh oh oh oh) We are the youth gone wild

We're up all night Chase new heights There is not a single face We have to hide What we are feels so easy I'm falling into you It ain't nothing new The mirror of our youth Do you sleep or do you pray? I got lost in yesterday Oh I wanna fall into your arms Where I could hide 'til kingdom come In five years, keep it real The chance that we both Will be lying here Is small as the mosquito Tasting the sweat on our skin Sounds of violins Announcing the spring We're up all night Chase new heights There is not a single face We have to hide What we are feels so easy I'm falling into you It ain't nothing new The mirror of our youth Do you sleep or do you pray? I got lost in yesterday Oh I wanna fall into your arms Where I could hide 'til kingdom come Those walls I've built went down They finally turned to dust I'll remember and mark my words That I painted in the dust Oh I wanna fall Do you sleep or do you pray? I got lost in yesterday Oh I wanna fall into your arms Where I could hide 'til kingdom come You want me to feel okay I feel bad because I ain't Oh I wanna fall into your arms Where I could hide 'til kingdom come (We try it, we try it, we try it) (We try it, we try it, we try it) (We try it, we try it, we try it) (We try it, we try it, we try it) (We try it, we try it, we try it) I followed you down the path To the sinkholes of our past (We try it, we try it, we try it, we try it) Yea we will try to fill 'em up And maybe it will be enough (We try it, we try it, we try it, we try it) I followed you down the path To the sinkholes of our past (We try it, we try it, we try it, we try it) Yea we will try to fill 'em up And maybe it will be enough (We try it, we try it, we try it, we try it) I followed you down the path To the sinkholes of our past (We try it, we try it, we try it, we try it) Yea we will try to fill 'em up And maybe it will be enough (We try it, we try it, we try it, we try it) I followed you down the path To the sinkholes of our past (We try it, we try it, we try it, we try it) Yea we will try to fill 'em up And maybe it will be enough (We try it, we try it, we try it, we try it)

Yeah Red eyes and a cold smile Dim lights at the shoreline You say that I am a runaway I just can't find the words to say A soft breeze in the palm trees On an island, but I don't give a Don't let me be misunderstood If I could change, you know I would Right now Everything is way too loud Got tired of it all somehow I won't make it, can't fake it Oh, I gotta get away All I, all that I know My mind can't take it no more I'm goin' down in my bedroom exile Haven't seen myself for a while Late night, you tell me that you miss me Changes have never been easy I'm goin' down in my bedroom exile Let me go, let me go, daylight Yesterday is a lost friend On my island at the world's end Show my regret for past mistakes Nobody knows it's just a fake My kingdom is gonna rise I got carried away in the riptide Tryna hold on to somethin' real Tryna live up to great ideals Right now Everything is way too loud Got tired of it all somehow I'm goin' places, new faces I gotta get away All I, all that I know My mind can't take it no more I'm goin' down in my bedroom exile Haven't seen myself for a while Late night, you tell me that you miss me Changes have never been easy I'm goin' down in my bedroom exile Let me go, let me go, daylight Goin' down in my bedroom exile Let me go, let me go, daylight Goin' down in my bedroom exile Let me go, let me go, daylight (All I, all I, all I) (All I, all I, all I) I'm goin' down in my bedroom exile Let me go, let me go, daylight (All I, all I, all I) (All I, all I, all I) I'm goin' down in my bedroom exile Let me go, let me go, daylight

It's not worth the mention, the way I feel Oh, I just kinda hope it wasn't real Starting the engine every single day But everywhere I go I couldn't stay It's just a daydream It's not what it seems Intoxicating, hallucinating I keep on changing To make a statement I gotta go (I gotta go, I gotta go) You know I'll be on my way-ay-ay-ay to you I wanna feel like I'm supposed to Sending shivers down my spine I'm on my back, you're on my mind Get away-ay-ay in the morning blue But I can't get over you (But I can't get over you) I can feel the tension Running through my veins Oh, I been feeding myself to the flame If I pay close attention I can make it last But I can't form a thought inside my head Too much at stake here I cannot stay here I gotta go (I gotta go, I gotta go) You know I'll be on my way-ay-ay-ay to you I wanna feel like I'm supposed to Sending shivers down my spine I'm on my back, you're on my mind Get away-ay-ay in the morning blue But I can't get over you But I can't get over you Oh, we have come so far, but couldn't reach the stars Oh no, we're still too far, too far away Oh, we have come so far, but couldn't reach the stars Oh no, we're still too far I'll be on my way-ay-ay-ay to you I wanna feel like I'm supposed to Sending shivers down my spine I'm on my back, you're on my mind Get away-ay-ay You get away-ay-ay in the morning blue But I can't get over you (But I can't get over you) But I can't get over you Oh, we have come so far, but couldn't reach the stars Oh no, we're still too far, too far away Oh, we have come so far, but couldn't reach the stars Oh no, we're still too far Too far away-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay Too far away-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay

He just turned 19, she's 22 Now he got laid off this afternoon She's working part-time in a second-hand store Stacking dreams like books on her bedroom floor They burn the evening, smoking the dragon 'Cause in oblivion it feels like heaven She said, "It's true, I've been Waiting for somebody like you" I let my guard down for a moment Wherever you go, I'll be going too I've been waiting Waiting for somebody like you For somebody like you For somebody like you She built her kingdom on a secret Walls are falling down and mother's weeping There's gotta be a way to turn invisible Father's on his knees praying for miracles While she is driving down to Georgia With the sunset kissing her shoulders God knows it's true, I've been Waiting for somebody like you When I was scared, washed-out, and lonely I needed somebody to hold me I let my guard down for a moment Wherever you go, I'll be going too I've been waiting Waiting for somebody like you I let my guard down for a moment Wherever you go, I'll be going too I've been waiting Waiting for somebody like you Wouh For somebody like you Oh, eternal silence Nobody here to steal our time Sunburnt skin and There are no mountains we need to climb If you go there, I will go there Never look back 'cause we still got time All of my life, I've been waiting I've been waiting for somebody like you For somebody like you I let my guard down for a moment Wherever you go, I'll be going too I've been waiting Waiting for somebody like you I let my guard down for a moment Wherever you go, I'll be going too I've been waiting Waiting for somebody like you

Fakes names uncovered before the dawn It is you, the skies are open We grow (We grow up) and be the grown-ups We deny, we deny to bring it on 'Cause we don't say no Wherever we go Whenever we doubt We're steady apart 'Cause we don't say no Whenever we start Whenever we fall We're steady apart Wild stare at the dust bowls Time is a gift praying for the fog to lift Full joy for my trussed soul I get high, say bye-bye Lately (Lately) I fell through the mirror We deny, we deny to push it on At times (At times), I swim 'til I shiver We deny, we deny to push it on 'Cause we don't say no Wherever we go Whenever we doubt We're steady apart 'Cause we don't say no Whenever we start Whenever we fall We're steady apart Wild stare at the dust bowls Time is a gift, praying for the fog to lift Full joy for my trussed soul I get high, say bye-bye 'Cause we don't say no Wherever we go Whenever we doubt We're steady apart 'Cause we don't say no Whenever we start Whenever we fall We're steady apart Wild stare at the dust bowls Time is a gift, praying for the fog to lift Full joy for my trussed soul Wild stare at the dust bowls Time is a gift, praying for the fog to lift Full joy for my trussed soul I get high Say bye-bye, say bye-bye Wild stare at the dust bowls Full joy for my trussed soul 'Cause we don't say no Wherever we go Whenever we doubt We're steady apart 'Cause we don't say no Wherever we go Whenever we doubt We're steady apart