I�m looking down into the eyes of hopelessness
They�re crying out to me
I see the pain
It�s so much more than youth should know
It tears me apart
What can I do to change what I see
This vicious cycle must come to an end

Chorus
Can�t you see
We�re crushing the hearts of the innocent
We�re teaching them to fail
And how it breaks me to see how we�re living
And punishing the ones that need us to care
To see them hurting
Feels like knuckles to the back of my head

Where have the days gone
That a promise was forever
Families stuck together
We wonder why their generation struggles to get by
There�s no one to help
What can I do to change what I see
This vicious cycle must come to an end

Written by Kutless and Aaron Sprinkle � 2006 Thirsty Moon River Publishing (ASCAP) / Indecisive Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Spinning Audio Vortex (BMI) / Flush On The Flop Music (BMI)