Am F C G

   Am
1. When we were young the future was so bright,
   F
   The old neighborhood was so alive,
   C
   And every kid on the whole damn street,
   G
   Was gonna make it big and not be beat.
   Am
   Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn,
   F
   The kids are grown up but their lives are worn,
   C
   How can one little street,
   G
   Swallow so many lives.

   Am
R: Chances thrown,
   F
   Nothing's free,
   C           G
   Longing for what used to be,
   Am
   Still it's hard,
   F
   Hard to see,
   C              G
   Fragile lives, shattered dreams.

   Am
2. Jamie had a chance, well she really did,
   F
   Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids,
   C
   Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job,
   G
   He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot.
   Am
   Jay committed suicide,
   F
   Brandon OD'd and died,
   C
   What the hell is going on,
   G
   The cruelest dream, reality.