Mamas in the kitchen for the evening chores
Daddy in his chair he can’t help no more
Both lost a son in a foreign war
They use to pray, but they don’t pray no more

Sometimes you wait for the dawn to come
But the dawn don't ever break

This old world will bring you down
Don’t let this world, bring you down

Jaime’s in her room in her little world
Not really sure if she’s a boy or a girl
With rebel rebel on the radio
She use to pray, she don’t pray no more

Sometimes you wait for the dawn to come
But the dawn don't ever break

This old world will bring you down
Don’t let this world, bring you down

Ethan spends his nights as a punk rock king
Trying to quiet his anxiety
Lost a sister the year before

Sometimes you wait for the dawn to come
But the dawn don't ever break

This old world will bring you down
Don’t let this world, bring you down

Maria stays late as a check-out girl
Can’t seem to find her smile anymore
'Cause a madman came into her daughter’s school

This old world will bring you down
Don’t let this world, bring you down

Don’t bring me down
Don’t bring me down
Don’t bring me down
Don’t bring me down