Young and free, something you'll never be  A childhood's end, it's lunacy  Pure dictation, they don't listen  And you're just waiting for what you're missing    Welcome to your nightmare  You just can't walk away  It's time for you, to choose, your fate  You just can't let it lay  Welcome to your nightmare  Your whole life's on the way,  Today    You're no good, misunderstood, A.I.R.  All their hopes and visions, of what they want you to be  Crucial times, made up minds, A.I.R.  So high and mighty, though much too blind to see    Who are you gonna live your life for?  Conformity will trap you like a locked door  Independence means owning your decisions  Authority will put your ass in prison    Welcome to your nightmare  you just can't walk away  It's time for you, to choose, your fate  You just can't let it lay  Welcome to your nightmare  Your whole life's on the way,  Today    You're no good, misunderstood, A.I.R.  All their hopes and visions, of what they want you to be  Crucial times, made up minds, A.I.R.  So high and mighty, though much too blind to see    Fight, or go insane, there's no one else to blame  Stop, their influence, you can't give them a chance  Break, right through the wall, that separates us all  Start, your second life, without their hands in sight    You got your pride, you got your visions  Don't subside, don't ever give in  Don't compromise just keep on grinning  The games they play you just keep on winning  Keep on winning  Keep on winning  Keep on winning  A.I.R.