Young girl Sixteen Barely in high school She wants to be a woman tonight Tired of her mama and daddy Living her life for her She's going to do it her way to spite Two wrongs don't make a right But she didn't care Running 'round out there Everywhere Her mama's scared Dad has had enough things on the street Yeah, they're getting rough Three people who can't communicate Had better pull it together Before it's too late Well, I guess all I'm trying to say There's got to be Yes, a better way There's got to be a better way To be a better way, to be a better way To be a better way To be a better way, to be a better way To be a better way There's a young boy Looking for a way out Because things at home They ain't too cool Always talking about what he someday could be But folks call him a fool Who made up life's rules? It's dos and don'ts Cans and can'ts Wills and won'ts I don't know But they've killed our youth By telling them what they cannot do Why don't we let our kids dream Tell 'em they can be anything Well, I guess all I'm trying to say There's got to be, yes, a better way There's got to be a better way To be a better way, to be a better way To be a better way To be a better way, to be a better way To be a better way