When we were young the future was so bright When we were young the future was so bright Quando éramos jovens o futuro era tão promissor The old neighborhood was so alive The old neighborhood was so alive A antiga vizinhança era tão viva And every kid on the whole damn street And every kid on the whole damn street Toda criança naquela droga de rua inteira Was gonna make it big and not be beat Was gonna make it big and not be beat Iria fazê-la grande e não derrotada Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn Agora a vizinhança está quebrada e dividida The kids are grown up but their lives are worn The kids are grown up but their lives are worn As crianças cresceram mas suas vidas são passadas How can one little street How can one little street Como pode uma pequena rua Swallow so many lives Swallow so many lives Engolir tantas vidas... Chances thrown Chances thrown Chances desperdiçadas Nothing's free Nothing's free Nada está livre Longing for what used to be Longing for what used to be tão distante do que costumava ser Still it's hard Still it's hard Ainda é difícil Hard to see Hard to see Difícil de ver Fragile lives, shattered dreams Fragile lives, shattered dreams Vidas frágeis, Sonhos despedaçados Jamie had a chance, well she really did Jamie had a chance, well she really did Jamie teve uma chance, bem ela teve mesmo Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids Ao invés disso ela largou a escola e teve um casal de crianças Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job Mark ainda vive na casa dos pais porque não conseguiu emprego He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot Ele só toca guitarra e fuma muita maconha Jay committed suicide Jay committed suicide Jay cometeu suicídio Brandon OD'd and died Brandon OD'd and died Brandon teve uma overdose e morreu. What the hell is going on What the hell is going on Que diabos está acontecendo? The cruelest dream, reality The cruelest dream, reality O mais cruel dos sonhos, realidade