he's hiding alone and he's crying alone
afraid of dying alone
and nobody wants to see him
he is younger than you
and more troubled than you
he doesn't wanna go home
now he's walking all alone

but did you tell him that things would be alright
that somehow things would turn
he'll get a little older and as time goes by
the ones [bad word] now will be
overweight and dull
and did you tell him he'll meet a girl who loved
to dance
who had the wrong clothes didn't stand a chance
and who is turning meaner by the minute
making nasty plans

and now she looks around
she wants to kill all the clowns
to make them bleed and go down
'cause she renders them as worthless
she is younger than you
you might expect what she'll do
she doesn't wanna go home
now she's crying all alone

but did you tell her that things would be alright
that somehow things would turn
she'll get a little older and as time goes by
the ones [bad word] now will be
overweight and dull
and did you tell her she'll meet a boy who loved
to dance
who had the wrong clothes didn't stand a chance
and who is turning meaner by the minute
making nasty plans

but no one told them it's ok to never forgive
and to take the first bus out of town
it's ok to still carry the hate in your heart
but please do not kill all the clowns

but no one told them that things could be alright
that somehow things could turn
they'll get a little older and as time goes by
the ones [bad word] now will be
overweight and dull
and no one told them they'll meet a friend who
loved to dance
who had the wrong clothes didn't stand a chance
and who was turning meaner by the minute
making nasty plans