All you try to order me and say what I'll do I know you want the world to be exactly like you But why bother? What's the incentive to try? You know I'm tired of trying Bored with lying and scared of dying You talk with mods and rockers in the street corner fights And then you say "they're destined bending weapons all night" So why bother? What's the incentive to try? Well, you know I'm tired of trying Bored with lying and scared of dying The fascists horrify you, they're a sin and a shame Discrimination, immigration, what's in a name? And why bother? Man, what's the incentive to try? God, you know I'm tired of trying Bored with lying and scared of dying Woah You cry about the teenagers for breaking your rules It don't occur to you, you never built enough schools? And why bother? Man, what's incentive to try? Well, you know I'm tired of trying Bored with lying, and scared of dying What do you want me to do? Am I expected to grow up into something like you? So what the hell do you want me to do? Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh And why bother? Man, what's incentive to try? Don't you know I'm tired of trying Bored with lying, and scared of dying? Why won't you tell me, why bother? (You know I'm tired of trying) Oh, why bother? (You know I'm bored with lying) Hey, tell me, why bother? (You know I'm scared of dying) Why do I have to keep on trying? (You know I'm tired of trying) Oh, don't you know that I've tried I'm so tired in bed, I'm scared