I grew up, it was a Wednesday night
The toughest that I've ever seen
I grew up, knowing the world was mine
Cause that's what you told me
But the kids are getting angry
Ya they're fighting in the streets
About Guns, Love and Money
And what it all means
Sink or swim, you always told me
You only get what you give
We can fight for a cause and our sons and daughters
That's what you told me
That's what you told me
I fell down, skinned my knee
There blood was running over me
I could tell that you felt my pain
From the way that you looked at me
But the kids are getting angry
Ya they're fighting in the streets
About Guns, Love and Money
And what it all means
Sink or swim, you always told me
You only get what you give
We can fight for a cause and our sons and daughters
That's what you told me
That's what you told me
Cause I know that it ain't easy, pretending you believe me anymore
There's secrets in the silence, a cover up, a romance, a broken heart
Oh what could I do? What could I say?
Maybe I'll cross the aisles anyway.
But your words sit on a thrown,
Like diamonds or a rose, from what I'm told.
But the kids are getting angry
Ya they're fighting in the streets
About Guns, Love and Money
And what it all means
Sink or swim, you always told me
You only get what you give
We can fight for a cause and our sons and daughters
That's what you told me
That's what you told me
And that's what you told me
That's what you told me
That's what you told me
Oh and that's what you told me