We all got big plans, but nothing to do
Saturday afternoon, couch surfin' the news
We get high to escape the new locals
What the TV shows ain't nothing
But a heartbreak on a dead-end road
We're all tired of the shit they're sayin'
We don't understand, so we keep waitin'
For our moment to shine
For a chance to make it right
For a reason to try
Ain't we all just tryin' to mean something, mean something?
Ain't we all just tryin' to be something to somebody else?
The world's begging for change
And we get carried away helping ourselves
But ain't we all just tryin' to mean something, mean something?
Ain't we all just tryin' to be something, be something?
All I want is somehow to make my folks proud
Thought it'd take a few months in a ten-year town
But it's hard and harder to pray and harder to say
I'm sorry, but I'm workin' and I can't talk today
I'm so tired of the shit I'm sayin'
And I don't like it but hell, I keep on waitin'
For a moment to shine
To make it all alright
And make 'em smile
I wanna make 'em smile
Ain't we all just tryin' to mean something, mean something?
Ain't we all just tryin' to be something to somebody else?
The world's begging for change
And we get carried away helping ourselves
Ain't we all just tryin' to mean something, mean something?
Ain't we all just tryin' to be something, be something?
I just wanna make them smile
I'm so tired of the shit am saying
I just wanna mean something
I'm so tired of the shit am saying
Ain't we all just tryin' to mean something, mean something?
Ain't we all just tryin' to be something to somebody else?
The world's begging for change
And we get carried away helping ourselves (helping ourselves)
Ain't we all just tryin' to mean something, mean something? (Oh)
Ain't we all just tryin' to be something, be something?
Ain't we all just trying to mean something?
(Ain't we all, ain't we all?)
Ain't we all just trying to mean something?