Livin' In A World (They Didn't Make)

Album: Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
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  • Children are called the future of an adult world
    They are born with spirits so innocent
    'Til we teach them how to hate
    Add to the world's confusion

    We teach our kids rules
    That we don't adhere to ourselves
    Right or wrong
    What examples can they take?

    The people we learn from
    Forge the ideas we become

    Living in a world they didn't make
    Living in a world that's filled with hate
    Living in a world where grown-ups break the rules
    Living in a world they didn't make
    Paying for a lot of adult mistakes
    How much of this madness can they take
    Our children

    Children grow to become our young adults
    Problems of the world
    They must learn how to confront
    Doing drugs and joining gangs to rebel

    Colors show they belong
    To the social override
    'Cause they're living in a space
    They feel out of place

    Living in a world they didn't make
    Living in a world that's filled with hate
    Living in a world where grown-ups break the rules
    Living in a world they didn't make
    Paying for a lot of adult mistakes
    How much of this madness can they take
    Our children (how much can they take?)

    Living in a world they didn't make
    Living in a world that's filled with hate
    Living in a world where grown-ups break the rules
    Living in a world they didn't make
    Paying for a lot of adult mistakes
    How much of this madness can they take
    Our children (how much can they take?)

    Children of the world
    They are born so innocent
    How much can they take?

    Living in a world they didn't make (save the babies)
    Paying for a lot of adult mistakes (save the babies, save the babies)

    This just in
    At least five people are dead and thirty others wounded
    After a gunman opened fire on a California school playground
    And then killed himself, apparently the gunman
    Armed with an automatic rifle
    Shot the kids during their recess time Writer/s: James Samuel Harris, Terry Steven Lewis
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Altp Bill from PensacolaI've had the album since it first came out and still crank it. Saw the 1814 concert too. Best ever.

    Question, "The most prominent of these songs is the title track, which has the added benefit of being a banger. " what does being a banger mean? [A banger is an energetic song suitable for dancing. -Editor]
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