Music is a powerful force for change.That is why the music
of youth is so often censored, it speaks truths about problems that the
older generation would rather not face. This is a collection of lyrics and poety that
seem to speak to the youth rights movement. If you have any suggestions or words of your own
please send them to jrussell@wnec.edu
Look up more lyrics in theArchive.
Life Sentance
by The Dead Kennedys
You used to be a partner in crime
Now you say you ain't got the time
Gotta get serious, gotta plan
Gotta pass those entrance exams
Oh My God
It's Senior Year
All you care about is your career
It's a life sentence
You're squelching your emotions
All you talk about is old times
You don't do what you want to
But you do the same thing everyday
No sense of human
But such good manners
Now you're an adult
You're Boring
It's your life sentence
The walls are closing in
You stayed too long in school
I'd rather stay a child
And keep my self-respect
If being an adult
Means being like you
Are you really you?
No
You're a chained-up dog fenced in a yard
Don't see much, you can't go far
Pace & Froth, you're getting sick
Run too fast it'll snap your neck
You say you'll break out
But you never do
You're just another ant in the hill
That's your life sentence