[Song: Pushing Us Down] [verse] Pushing your way through a hard work’s day Rat-racing coming home bustin’ butts for some pay See the kids, tell ‘em that they’re sick of their ways Unto each other, it’s not worth things to say [verse] Next thing you know kids throw their lives to the streets Corrupted by stress, days turn to weeks Mirrors don’t lie and neither do I Don’t listen to this truth if you wanna die [pre-chorus] What does it take to pull all the little strings To control someone else, well it don’t take a thing We as the young, we just wander around For the parents who work, they keep ((pushing us down)) [chorus] Runnin’ and smokin’, OD-ing and chokin’, Free as the wind, living in sin Not all of us are clowning around But the parents keep keep keep ((pushing us down)) [verse] Work for your grades, are you getting all A’s? You don’t need a big book to memorize plays Fight stress, more or less, you push and you pay The changing scenes of life ask how long you will stay [verse] Money, shelter, car, gas, clothes, TV, food, Metal and airpods and a bad attitude The stereotypes give the parents a frown Who don’t give a shit but keep [phone voice]…pushing us down… [pre-chorus] What does it take to pull all the little strings To control someone else, well it don’t take a thing We as the young, we just wander around For the parents who work, they keep pushing us down. [chorus] Runnin’ and smokin’, OD-ing and chokin’, Free as the wind, living in sin Not all of us are clowning around But the parents keep keep keep [spoken]…pushing us down… Take it! [guitar solo] [verse] Blow out the candles, turn out the lights Figure out what kind of things are worth the fight Keep to yourself, and don’t look behind Lock it all up in your room, look around and you’ll find [verse] Life is a joke, it’s twisted and cruel, Everyone’s gaining speed using you as a tool So go-ahead and dream, it won’t change the scene It’s time to realize you’re not born to be so clean! [pre-chorus] What does it take to pull all the little strings To control someone else, well it don’t take a thing We as the young, we just wander around For the parents who work, they keep pushing us down. [chorus] Runnin’ and smokin’, OD-ing and chokin’, Free as the wind, living in sin Not all of us are clowning around But the parents keep keep keep ((pushing us down)) [outro] Runnin’ and smokin’, OD-ing and chokin’, Free as the wind, living in sin Not all of us are clowning around ((But the parents keep keep keep pushing us down)), Hey!
