A new generation, now my whole world shakin'      We were born in flames, maiden names   Suburban homes, make your bones   Bite your lip, take the fifth   Know your rights, it's your life now      Don't let them take you down   It's a beautiful day   Don't let 'them them take you down   It's a beautiful day      Hurricanes, love in vain   Murphy's law, days of war   Crash and burn, live and learn   Fill the void, girls and boys now      Don't let them take you down   It's a beautiful day   Don't let them them take you down   It's a beautiful day      All the people, all the people run   All the while we're tryin' to find the sun      It's a beautiful day   Don't let them take you down   It's a beautiful day   Don't let 'them mess you 'round      It's a beautiful day   Don't let them them take you down   It's a beautiful day   Don't let them take you down      A lost generation, now my whole world is shakin' round   Don't let them take you down   A bad reputation and a dime store nation now   Don't let them take you down      And when it's my generation, now my whole world is breakin' my heart   Don't let them take you down   A lost generation, now my whole world shakin'