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21st Century Breakdown by Green Day

Born into (1)__________ I was raised in hell
A welfare (2)__________ (3)__________ the (4)__________________ dwelled
The last one born, and the first one to run
My (5)________ was blind from refinery sun

My generation is zero
I never made it as a working class hero
21st century breakdown
I once was lost but never was found
I (6)__________ I am losing what's left of my mind
To the 20th century deadline...

I was made of (7)____________ and blood
Condemnation is (8)________ I understood
Videogames to the tower's fall
Homeland security (9)__________ (10)________ us all
My generaton is zero
I never made it as a (11)______________ (12)__________ hero
21st century breakdown
I once was lost but (13)__________ was found
I (14)__________ I am losing what's (15)________ of my mind
To the 20th century deadline...

We are the class of, the (16)__________ of 13
Born in the era of humility
We are the desperate in the decline
Raised by the bastards of 1969...

My name is no one
The (17)________ lost son
Born on the 4th of July
Raised in an era of heroes and cons
That left me for dead or alive

I am a nation
A (18)____________ of pride
My debt to the status quo
The scars on my hands
And the means to an end
Is all (19)________ I have to show
...
I swalloed my pride
And I choked on my faith
I've given my heart and my soul
I've (20)____________ my fingers
And lied through my teeth
The (21)____________ of damage control
I've (22)________ to the edge
And I've thrown the bouquet
Of flowers (23)________ over the grave
I sat in the waiting room
Wasting my time
And waiting for Judgement Day...
I praise liberty
The "Freedom to Obey"
Is the song that (24)__________________ me
Well, don't cross the line

(Oh) dream, America dream
I can't (25)________ sleep
From the light's early dawn

(Oh) scream, America scream
Believe what you see
From heroes and cons

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