because you re young sharp as a knife you need that buzz to come alive out on the edge out on the town you ain t got time to settle down you re always sure you re always right you see it all in black and white you never listen to anyone because you re young because you re young you re torn between a world of hate and a world of dreams so much to lose so much to gain so much to fight for so much to change you don t look back you don t look down you gotta turn everything around you live your life like a loaded gun because you re young stop talking back get off the phone you re late again you missed the last bus home this ain t the way you wanna live i know something s got to give you re always sure you re always right you see it all in black and white you never listen to anyone because you re young1