god, what a mess 
on the ladder of success 
take one step and miss the whole first rung 
dreams unfulfilled 
graduate unskilled 
it beats pickin' cotton and waiting to be forgotten 

we are the sons of no one 
bastards of young 
we are the sons of no one 
bastards of young 
the daughters and the sons 

clean your baby room 
trash that baby boom 
elvis in the ground 
no way no beer tonight 
income tax deduction 
what a hell of a function 
it beats pickin' cotton and waiting to be forgotten 

we are the sons of no one 
bastards of young 
we are the sons of no one 
bastards of young 
the daughters and the sons 

willingness to claim us 
got no wars to name us 

the ones that love us best 
are the ones we lay to rest 
visit their graves on holidays at best 
the ones that love us least 
are the ones we'll die to please 
if that's any consolation i don't begin to understand 

we are the sons of no one 
bastards of young 
we are the sons of no one 
bastards of young 
the daughters and the sons 

take it it's yours 
take it it's yours 
take it it's yours 
take it it's yours 
take it it's yours 
take it it's yours 
take it it's yours 
take it it's yours