I'm not the one 
who made the world what it is today
I'm not the one who caused the problems 
started long ago
But now I deal with all the consequence 
that troubles our times
I carry on and never once 
have even questioned why

I'm innocent
But the weight of the world is on my shoulders
I'm innocent
But the battles started are far from over

We're not the ones 
who leave the homeless in the streets at night
We're not the ones 
who've kept minorities and women down
Still we grow 
and then the problems they [bad word] our own
We carry on without even realizing why

We're innocent
But the weight of the world 
is on our shoulders
We're innocent
But the battles left us are far from over

We're not the ones 
whose pollution blackened our skies
 [bad word] our streams
We're not the ones 
who made the nuclear bombs
That threaten our lives
We're not the ones 
who let the children starve in faraway lands
We're not the ones 
who made the streets unsafe to walk at night

And even if we try 
and not [bad word] so overwhelmed
And if we make some contribution 
to the plight we see
Still our descendents 
will inherit our mistakes of today
They'll suffer just the same 
as we and never wonder why