Children are called the future of an adult world
  They are born with spirits so innocent
  Til we teach them how to hate
  Add to the world's confusion
  We teach our kids rules
  That we don't adhere to ourselves
  Right or wrong
  What example can they take
  The people we learn from
  Forge the ideas we become
    Living in a world they didn't make
  Living in a world that's filled with hate
  Living in a world where grown-ups break the rules
  Living in a world they didn't make
  Paying for a lot of adult mistakes
  How much of this madness can they take
  Our children
    Children grow to become our young adults
  Problems of the world
  They must learn how to confront
  Doing drugs and joining gangs to rebel
  Colors show they belong
  To the social override
  Cause they're living in a space
  They feel out of place
    Living in a world they didn't make
  Living in a world that's filled with hate
  Living in a world where grown-ups break the rules
  Living in a world they didn't make
  Paying for a lot of adult mistakes
  How much of this madness can they take
  Our children