We were young, the future was so bright All the neighborhood was so alive 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, oh How can one little street, swallow so many lies? Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for what used to be And still it's hard, it's hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for what used to be And still it's hard, it's hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams And still it's hard, yeah it's hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams