intro: A E G D A G A x2 A The kids today they got E nothing to say they got G nothing to say because they D taught em that way they wanna A watch em grow old put em in G A their grave til they're gone A They mess with their hearts and they E mess with their minds and they G plug up their ears and then they D make em go blind til they A walk down the street and they G A cant tell what time it is Chorus: D you see em standing in line A you watch em goin insane D because they're wasting their time A how they're waiting in vein G this is the way it should be E you were born to be free A so why you wasting away G A why you wasting away A E G D A G A x2 (Chorus) A teachers today they got E nothin to say they got G nothin to say because they D taught em that way they only A do what they're told so they can G A get their pay and go home A they walk down the street with their E hearts in their hands and they G grow up to fast and then they D can't understand what its A like to be a woman or G A mabey a man cause its wrong D you watch em standin in line A you see em goin insane D because they're wasting their time A while they're waiting in vein G this is the way it should be E you were born to be free A so why you wasting away G A why you wasting away A you were born to be free G A why you wasting away