La canción The Kids Arent Alright de The Offspring habla sobre el paso del tiempo y los cambios drásticos en las vidas de las personas de un vecindario donde creció el vocalista Dexter Holland. Reflexiona sobre las esperanzas y sueños de la juventud contrastados con la dura realidad enfrentada en la vida adulta.
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 what used to be Still it's hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams
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 Just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot Jay committed suicide (Woah-oh!) Brandon OD'd and died (Woah-oh!)
cruelest dream, reality
Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for what used to be Still it's hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for what used to be Still it's hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams