“Here’s to the kids. The kids who would rather
spend their night with a bottle of coke & Patrick or
Sonny playing on their headphones than go to
some vomit-stained high school party. Here’s to the
kids whose 11:11 wish was wasted on one person
who will never be there for them. Here’s to the kids
whose idea of a good night is sitting on the hood of
a car, watching the stars. Here’s to the kids who
never were too good at life, but still were wicked
cool. Here’s to the kids who listened to Fall Out boy
and Hawthorne Heights before they were on MTV…
and blame MTV for ruining their life. Here’s to the
kids who care more about the music than the
haircuts. Here’s to the kids who have crushes on a
stupid lush. Here’s to the kids who hum “A Little
Less 16 Candles, A Little More Touch Me" when
they’re stuck home, dateless, on a Saturday night.
Here’s to the kids who have ever had a broken heart
from someone who didn’t even know they existed.
Here’s to the kids who have read The Perks of Being
a Wallflower & didn’t feel so alone after doing so.
Here’s to the kids who spend their days in
photobooths with their best friend(s). Here’s to the
kids who are straight up smartasses & just don’t
care. Here’s to the kids who speak their mind.
Here’s to the kids who consider screamo their
lullaby for going to sleep. Here’s to the kids who
second guess themselves on everything they do.
Here’s to the kids who will never have 100 percent
confidence in anything they do, and to the kids who
are okay with that. Here’s to the kids. This one’s not
for the kids, who always get what they want, But for
the ones who never had it at all. It’s not for the ones
who never got caught, But for the ones who always
try and fall. This one’s for the kids who didnt make
it, We were the kids who never made it. The
Overcast girls and the Underdog Boys. Not for the
kids who had all their joys. This one’s for the kids
who never faked it. We’re the kids who didn’t make
it. They say “Breaking hearts is what we do best,"
And, “We’ll make your heart be ripped of your
chest" The only heart that I broke was mine, When I
got My Hopes up too too high. We were the kids
who didnt make it. We are the kids who never made it."
— Pete Wentz