Hearts of the Innocent

I'm looking down into the eyes of hopelessness They're crying out to me I see the pain It's so much more than youth should know It tears me apart What can I do to change what I see This vicious cycle must come to an end Chorus Can't you see We're crushing the hearts of the innocent We're teaching them to fail And how it breaks me to see how we're living And punishing the ones that need us to care To see them hurting Feels like knuckles to the back of my head Where have the days gone That a promise was forever Families stuck together We wonder why their generation struggles to get by There's no one to help What can I do to change what I see This vicious cycle must come to an end