
…can say I won't be back soon
Met a fine bitty, named Dina
She was a built little freak from China
Do I wanna hit it? Well kinda…
…don't wanna diss her or say nothin' wrong
Cause maybe one day I can peel her thong
I got a call from Roxanne Roxanne
She's…
…a couple blocks down gettin' a tan
She's pretty cool, but I feel boxed in
I hit it one time now she's locked in
She likes the way I hit it, how…

When we were young our future was so bright (whoa, oh!)
The old neighborhood was so alive (whoa, oh!)
And every kid…
…on the whole damn street (whoa, oh!)
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn (whoa, oh…
…!)
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn (whoa, oh!)
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives?
Chances thrown, nothing's free…

When we were young the future was so bright
The old neighborhood was so alive
And every kid on the whole damn street…
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can one…
…little street
Swallow so many lives
Chances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard, hard to see
Fragile…

…[Verse 1]
When we were young the future was so bright
The old neighborhood was so alive
And every kid on the whole damn street…
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can…
…one little street
Swallow so many lives?
[Chorus]
Chances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard…

When we were young the future was so bright,
The old neighborhood was so alive,
Every kid on the whole d*** street…
…
Was gonna make it big,
And not get beat.
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn,
The kids are brought up but their lives are worn,
How can…
…one little street,
Swallow so many lives?
Chances thrown,
Nothings free,
Longing for,
What it used to be.
Still its hard, hard…

…[Verse]
We were young, the future was so bright
All the neighbourhood was so alive
Every kid on the whole damn street…
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Now the neighbourhood's cracked and torn
The kids have grown up, but their lives are worn, oh
How can…
…one little street
Swallow so many lives?
[Chorus]
Chances thrown, nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard…

When we were young the future was so bright
The old neighborhood was so alive
And every kid on the whole damn street…
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can one…
…little street
Swallow so many lives
[Chorus]
Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard…
By The Faculty Soundtrack
On album The Faculty

When we were young the future was so bright
The old neighborhood was so alive
And every kid on the whole damn street…
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can one…
…little street
Swallow so many lives
Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives…

This once good neighborhood, gotten so out of bounds
Daylight to Nightlight constant gun sounds
Every block…
…than meet the eyes
Then they'll be surprise and ask themselves "how can one little street can swallow so many lives"
Its sad…
…is abandoned homes, fragile lives and shattered dreams
This is why I frown when I ride around my hometown
Seeing how quickly the hood has fallen down…