Confused Youth Lyrics

The song Confused Youth is performed by Anti-Flag in the album named Die for the Government in the year 1997 .

she's always askin' him what he wants to do how many times does he have =
to say, he's f**king confused? he'd run away but they're nowhere else to =
run why do they try to conform us? we just wanna have fun we gotta =
fight, fight, fight fight for our youth confused youth "why don't you go =
to school? you need to grow up." they're so inatuated like growing up is =
something you shoot up some girls my age they want to have a baby some =
of them wanna get married... they're f**king crazy we gotta fight, =
fight, fight fight for our youth confused youth adults like to bring us =
up to be and act like them if we don't act alike discard and try again =
there is no room deep in their eyes for an individual "conform" and =
"stand in line" make sure you fit the mold it's alright to grow old, to =
mature and become wise too bad all they seem to want is to die in =
ignorance "straighten your back, straighten your face and lose your =
grin" "it's time to be serious, think hard but always give in" "you are =
the inferior, open your eyes and close your mouth" "grow up to be just =
like me watch and follow with no doubt" train children like a dog "try =
not to get in the way" "when i talk you should obey" "try not to get in =
the way" it's not a war what are you fighting for? life's not a war =
there's no need to conform we need help but not everyday there's no need =
to, no need to use force we need help but not in every single way we =
don't need utter control "why don't you go to school? you need to grow =
up" like growing up is something that you just shoot up all of us we'd =
run away, but where would we go? just loosen your grip on our leash you =
don't have to let go we gotta fight, fight, fight fight for our youth =
confused youth
Submitted by: Mel

Anti-Flag - Die for the Government

May 1997

Confused Youth