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The Kids Aren't Alright by The Offspring

When we were young the (1)____________ was so bright
(Whao)
The old neighborhood was so alive
(Whao)
And every kid on the (2)__________ damn street
(Whao)
Was gonna (3)________ it big and not be beat
Now the neighborhood's (4)______________ and torn
(Whao)
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
(Whao)
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives?
Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longin' for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, (5)__________________ dreams

Jamie had a chance, well she really did
(Whao)
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids
(Whao)
Mark still lives at home 'cause he's got no job
(Whao)
He (6)________ plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot
Jay (7)__________________ suicide
(Whao)
Brandon OD'd and died
(Whao)
What the hell is (8)__________ on?
The cruelest dream, reality
Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longin' for what (9)________ to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longin' for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Answers:
(1) future(2) whole(3) make(4) cracked(5) shattered(6) just(7) committed(8) going(9) used