set em up for the dead end kids the young and the restless the kin and all of the houses that they grew up in are now gone she used to know me by name like a child she would dance in the rain but now she just drinks cocaine because she can and i never thought i d see the day when all of the paintings went gray like the flowers that lay on the graves of the ones who die young shed a tear for the ones who would hope to hang you with the shortest of rope just as quick as they judge they go to find the next see these breaks in the stones when they crack reminds you of all that you lack and your best friends will just turn their backs because they can and i never thought i d see the day when all of the paintings went gray like the flowers that lay on the graves of the ones who die young say a prayer for the ones like you who are simple and honest and true when we spoke last night well you knew but you never showed and i know you ain t one to complain if you keep it hid it would drive you insane it s just so hard when there s no one to blame for the fall yeah and wishing can t make it so if it could well i hope that you know i would run through the fire and snow to bring you back and i never thought i d see the day when all of the paintings went gray like the flowers that lay on the graves of the ones who die young