When we were young, the future was so bright (woah-oh) The old neighborhood was so alive (woah-oh) And every kid on the whole damn street (woah-oh) Was gonna make it big and not be beat Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn (woah-oh) The kids are grown up, but their lives are worn (woah-oh) How can one little street swallow so many lives? Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still, it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Go Jamie had a chance, well, she really did (woah-oh) Instead, she dropped out and had a couple of kids (woah-oh) Mark still lives at home 'cause he's got no job (woah-oh) Just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot And Jay committed suicide (woah-oh) And Brandon OD'd and died (woah-oh) What the hell is going on? Cruelest dream, reality Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still, it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Go Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still, it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams
When we were young, the future was so bright (woah-oh) The old neighborhood was so alive (woah-oh) And every kid on the whole damn street (woah-oh) Was gonna make it big and not be beat Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn (woah-oh) The kids are grown up, but their lives are worn (woah-oh) How can one little street swallow so many lives? Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still, it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Go Jamie had a chance, well, she really did (woah-oh) Instead, she dropped out and had a couple of kids (woah-oh) Mark still lives at home 'cause he's got no job (woah-oh) Just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot And Jay committed suicide (woah-oh) And Brandon OD'd and died (woah-oh) What the hell is going on? Cruelest dream, reality Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still, it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Go Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for, used to be Still, it's hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams
O título da música é uma alusão direta à canção "The Kids Are Alright" da banda The Who, que consta no álbum *My Generation*.
Apesar de não ter alcançado o mesmo sucesso comercial dos singles anteriores, a faixa é a mais ouvida dos Offspring nas plataformas Last.FM e Spotify, onde também figura como a música mais popular dos anos 90.
A música ganhou destaque cultural ao ser utilizada na cena de abertura do filme *The Faculty*, aparecendo também na trilha sonora da produção.
O clipe, dirigido por Yariv Gaber, recebeu pesada rotação no MTV e foi indicado à categoria de Melhor Direção nos MTV Video Music Awards.
As imagens do vídeo musical foram produzidas utilizando técnicas de roto-scopia, mostrando uma sala onde o cenário alterna entre uma linha do tempo passada, com objetos novos e brancos, e os dias atuais, com aparência cinzenta e deprimente.
A canção está incluída como nona faixa no álbum de maiores sucessos da banda (*Greatest Hits*), lançado em 2005, e também está disponível como conteúdo digital para a série de videogames *Rock Band*.
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