Any day
You could find the answer
It's sittin' there
It's got its eye on you
Made mistakes
Took a few of those chances
Now you find
They're walking over you

We are the new generation, yeah
We are like lambs to the slaughter
Of whoever happens to be king
We are the new generation, yeah
We are the fodder for the cannons
When they want to hear the cannons sing

At any other time
We could have been the love children
So-in-love children
Just pushin' our way through
Nice and easy, yeah
Any other time
We could have been the heartbreakers
I said peacemakers
Just give us hope for the future
You can save us

Someday soon
In your heart, you'll find forgiveness
If they give you time
I mean some room to move
Oh, forget the lies
Their teacher's always smilin'
The way I see it, kid
We can win if we choose

We are the new generation, yeah
We are like lambs to the slaughter
Of whoever happens to be king, yeah
We are the new, brand new generation, yeah
We are the fodder for the cannons
When they want to hear the cannons sing

At any other time
We could have been the love children
So-in-love children
Just pushin' our way through
Nice and easy, yeah
Any other time
We could have been the heartbreakers, yeah
I said peacemakers
Just give us hope for the future
And you can save us, yeah

New generation, yeah
We are like lambs to the slaughter
Of whoever happens to be king, yeah
We are the new, brand new generation, yeah
We are the fodder for the cannons
When they want to hear the cannons sing
To sing, to sing, to sing

New generation, yeah
New generation, yeah
New generation, yeah