There must be some mistake
This can't be happening
Was I born too early or too late
Into this century

I blame the generation before
For not getting it right
Who did they put in charge
Whoever it was, they wasted their dime

Leaving us here to clean up this mess
I know we can do better than this
What they were thinking is anyone's guess
Being *****-nilly at best

With pollution clogging the air
Wars starting up everywhere
All I see is power and greed
With the attitude of what's in it for me

Now that it's our chance in life
Things are going to change you will find
We won't be making the same mistakes
We won't be following that party line

Things will be better at last
Once we clean up their mess
No more famous words have ever been said
By every generation of the past