Cro-Mags

The youth of today, run wild in the streets
They all try to win, in the face of defeat
They still, they kill, theyre going straight to hell
They dont hear and they dont see that theyre not free
When I walk down these city streets
I see the victims and the casualties
Do they stand, a chance today
In a world thats thrown their away
They race to the grave
Dont want to heal
Dont want to be saved
Abandoned buildings that should be homes
Abandoned children left to roam
Broken families broken dreams
In the night I hear their screams
Cant make your future or kill your past
With a spike in your arm or a shotgun blast
Till you have the strength to look within
Youll be fighting a battle youll never win
Mortality suffered society said
That money is God and true faith is dead
I see it in their eyes tis life they cannot cope
The system tells them lies, tries to stick us into giving up hope
Were down, were down, but were not out
Theres still time to find what lifes about
Is there a way of telling the troubled youth
That what they see on TV is not always the truth
Were down, were down, but were not out
Theres till time to find what lifes about
[ Down But Not Out Lyrics ]