Lyrics

I wanna go outside and play
but the sun is red and the air is grey
They tell me it's not good for me
what am I supposed to do
How do I breathe?

I wanna go outside today
mama's worried I'll get hit by a stray
I ask you is this any way
for a kid to grow up
in the world today?

Sometimes I wish
I was born yesterday

I saw an old movie
'bout how things used to be
I'm never gonna live like that
those days are history

I heard an old song
the beats laid down before
the world was full of
lies and hate and war

Sometimes I wish
I was born yesterday

When the air was clean
and the people weren't so mean
you could get a job
and you could follow your dream
and the end of the world
was a fictional scene
in an old black and white movie

When people would stop
and talk to each other on the block
and when ya went to the store
ya had to walk
because the world wasn't a big ol
parking lot

Sometimes I wish
I was born yesterday

When you could wake up
and the sun would smile
you didn't have to worry about
livin' and dyin'

When people didn't take
more than they need
and the world wasn't all about
me and me and me
and greed

Sometimes I wish
I was born yesterday

I ain't got no tomorrow
if things keep goin' on
this way

Sometimes I wish
I was born yesterday

Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up