專輯：Awesome A F**k
歌曲：21st Century Breakdown
(Live)
作詞：Billie Joe Armstrong
作曲：Green Day
Born into Nixon
I was raised in hell
A welfare child
where the teamsters dwelled
The last one born
and the first one to run
My town was blind
from the refinery sun
My generation is zero
I never made it as
a working class hero
21st century breakdown
I once was lost
but never was found
I think I'm losing
what's left of my mind
To the 20th century deadline
I was made of poison and blood
Condemnation is
what I understood
Videogames to the Towers' fall
Homeland security
could kill us all
My generation is zero
I never made it as
a working class hero
21st century breakdown
I once was lost
but never was found
I think I'm losing
what's left of my mind
To the 20th century deadline
We are the class
of the class of '13
Born in the era of humility
We are the desperate
in the decline
Raised by the bastards of 1969
My name is no one
the long lost son
Born on the 4th of July
Raised in the era
of heroes and cons
That left me for dead or alive
I am a nation
a worker of pride
My debt to the status quo
The scars on my hands
and a means to an end
Is all that I have to show
I swallowed my pride
and I choked on my faith
I've given my heart
and my soul
I've broken my fingers
and lied through my teeth
The pillar of damage control
I've been to the edge
and I've thrown the bouquet
Of flowers left over the grave
I sat in the waiting room
wasting my time
And waiting for Judgement Day
I praise liberty
The freedom to obey
Is the song that strangles me
Oh don't cross the line
Oh dream America dream
I can't even sleep
From the light's early dawn
Oh scream America scream
Believe what you see
From heroes and cons
