• Contemporary Realities

    Song Quote Artist Song Title
    1935 I can't forgive, can't forget, can't give in. What went wrong? Cause you said this was right, you fucked up my life. Blink 182, What Went Wrong?
    1936 I disconnect the act, I disconnect the dots, I disconnect the me. Smashing Pumpkins, Ode To No One
    1937 I don't care about pollution, I'm an air conditioned gypsy. The Who, Goin' Mobile
    1938 I don't give a damn about my reputation. You're living in the past, it's a new generation. Joan Jett, Bad Reputation
    1939 I don't read the daily news, cause it ain't hard to figure why people gets the blues. Lynyrd Skynyrd, I Know A Little
    1940 I don't want my mama on the street wearing armor. Public Enemy, Give It Up
    1941 I don't want to be there when you're coming down, I don't want to be there when you hit the ground. Oasis, Don't Go Away
    1942 I found the simple life, ain't so simple. Van Halen, Running With The Devil
    1943 I get lost in the nothingness inside of me. Linkin Park, Somewhere I Belong
    1944 I got ex's all across the country and I owe everybody in town. I got bill collectors a callin' me up, and lawyers trying to track me down. George Strait, Hollywood Squares
    1945 I got Mary pregnant and man that's all she wrote. And for my 19th birthday, I got a union card and a factory coat. Bruce Springsteen, The River
    1946 I guess I lost my way, there were so many roads. I was living to run, and running to live, never worried about paying or even how much I owed. Bob Seger, Against The Wind
    1947 I guess you're not gonna be happy til' it's for real. Four year old kids, doing drive-bys on Big Wheels. Big Daddy Kane, Let Yourself Go
    1948 I had nothing and I wanted it, you had everything and you flaunted it. Turned the needy into the greedy, with cocaine my success came speedy. Ice-T, New Jack Hustler
    1949 I have grown older and you have grown colder and nothing is very much fun any more. Pink Floyd, One Of My Turns
    1950 I hopelessly, helplessly wonder why everything's gotta change around me. Train, Hopeless
    1951 I know I'm being used, that's okay cause I like the abuse. Offspring, Self Esteem
    1952 I live in the numbness now in the background. Third Eye Blind, In The Background
    1953 I live right around the corner from West Hell, two blocks from South Shit. Naughty By Nature, Ghetto Bastard
    1954 I look at the TV, your America's doing well. I look out the window, my America's catching hell. Living Color, Which Way To America