Some 15 year old kid sits on his porch, just half-past noon 

Trying to figure out just what he's doing 

Why he had to grow up so soon 

With all the gangs, all the guns-watcha gonna learn in school 

There's got to be some way out of here 

He says "Man, this life is cruel" 



I knew this Puerto Rican girl who lied to change her life 

She changed her name 

Her face because the grass looked greener on the other side 

She turned her back, she ran away straight into the night 

Her friends, her family feel the pain, but she's the one who cries 



Tell me what you want 

Tell me what you need 

I want everything 



I've had enough of havin' nothing, I won't take just anything 

I got my mind set on something, all I want is everything 

It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string 

I want more than I see coming 

All I want is everything 

All I want is everything 



My next door neighbor Donnie 

Died in his room just the other day 

His brother come home 

Found him dead on the floor with a needle in his vain 

Cops come down with a body bag 

They said Donnie was a casually 

I said, all it's about is the boy checked out 

He couldn't handle reality 



Tell me what you want 

Tell me what you need 

I want everything 



I've had enough of havin' nothing, I won't take just anything 

I got my mind set on something, all I want is everything 

It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string 

I want more than I see coming 

All I want is everything 

All I want is everything