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I'm not the one who made the world what it is today |
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I'm not the one who caused the problems started long ago |
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But now I deal with all the consequence that troubles our times |
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I carry on and never once have even questioned why |
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I'm innocent |
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But the weight of the world is on my shoulders |
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I'm innocent |
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But the battles started are far from over |
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We 're not the ones who leave the homeless in the streets at night |
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We're not the ones who've kept minorities and women down |
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Still we grow and then the problems they become our own |
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We carry on without even realizing why |
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We're innocent |
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But the weight of the world is on our shoulders |
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We're innocent |
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But the battles left us are far from over |
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We're not the ones whose pollution blackened our skies |
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And ruined our streams |
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We're not the ones who made the nuclear bombs |
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That threaten our lives |
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We're not the ones who let the children starve in faraway lands |
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We're not the ones who made the streets unsafe to walk at night |
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And even if we try and not become so overwhelmed |
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And if we make some contribution to the plight we see |
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Still our descendants will inherit our mistakes of today |
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They'll suffer just the same as we and never wonder why |