A runaway was found todaynDyin' in the alleynHe didn't have a name, na number or a homenThey found him cold as icenHe was feelin' no painnnHis destination was terminationnA dead end situationnnWe are the wasted generationnWe are the wasted generationnnA teenage idol died tonightnLyin' in the gutternHe had the things in life nOnly money could buynHe threw it all away down a river of famennHis destination was terminationnA dead end situationnnWe are the wasted generationnWe are the wasted generationnn[Guitar Solo]nnWastednWastednWe are the wasted generationnWe are the wasted generation