We Won't Be the Youth of Today Tomorrow Lyrics

Back in town for reunion of an old favorite band
We found you down near campus, first week of exams
You said you met a lot of cool people and your classes were fine
We couldn't help but notice that somehow over time
You traded integrity for shelter, grew out your hair to get the girls
Sent your love to Ian, got back in step with the world
So when graduation comes and you're behind on your class dues
When you've broken edge and you regret all your tattoos
You'll cry "Youth is just a footnote, besides I swear I held my breath!"
Cross your fingers in the corner, while you scream "Truth 'til death!"
And you'll remember how those words hit in the hardest ways
The VFW, destruction, and the salad days
And the mosh pit jocks, who grew up and let themselves go

See, we could've been in New York in '88 but where would that put us now?
40-something in a nowhere town
And the lines on your face serve as signals to give in
And Siv went bald, and Ray got religion
But when the last curtain falls and all the bonds have been severed
It's no difficult deciding whether
To bury your fists in your former self
Or keep them raised to the stage forever

So let's hear it for the boys' club, let's hear it for the scene that you grew up in
Let's hear it for the breakdowns and the cycles that we get stuck in
So this one's for the traitors, this one is for the business majors
And the posi kids, who grew up and let themselves down