[Intro]

Why, why, why, why

Why, why, why, why

Why, why, why

[Verse 1]

I was off keying cars parked on radium lawns

By suburbian moms

I called a friend, "Let's meet at ten"

Go wherever we want

'Cause no one cares that we're gone

[Pre-Chorus]

This town don't got much to do

And you and I haven't got much to lose

So do you wanna rot in your room like we always do?

Talk about how fast we grew

And all the big dreams that we won't pursue

Then get in your car and laugh 'til we both turn blue

[Chorus]

'Cause we are the helpless, selfish, one of a kind

Millennium kids, that all wanna die

Walking in the street with no light inside our eyes

We are the worthless, cursed with too much time

We get into trouble and lose our minds

Something that I've heard a million times in my life

Generation Why

[Verse 2]

Parents think we're fast asleep

But as soon as we're home, we're sneaking out the window

'Cause at this rate of earth decay

Our world's ending at noon

Could we all just move to the moon?

[Pre-Chorus]

This town don't got much to do

And you and I haven't got much to lose

So do you wanna leave everyone in this place for good?

[Chorus]

'Cause we are the helpless, selfish, one of a kind

Millennium kids, that all wanna die

Walking in the street with no light inside our eyes

We are the worthless, cursed with too much time

We get into trouble and lose our minds

Something that I've heard a million times in my life

Generation Why

[Bridge]

(Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why)

We're livin' night to night

(Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why)

Since we're bound to die, oh

(Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why)

Oh, what's the use in trying?

(Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why)

And it's exactly why

[Chorus]

We are the helpless, selfish, one of a kind

Millennium kids, that all wanna die

Walking in the street with no light inside our eyes

We are the worthless, cursed with too much time

We get into trouble and lose our minds

Something that I've heard a million times in my life

Generation why

[Outro]

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why (Why)

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why (Why)

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why (Why)

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why (Why)