Some 15 year old kid sits on his porch,

just half-past noon

triying to figure out just what he's doing

Why he had to grow up so soon

with all the gangs, all the guns

whatcha gonna learn in school

There's got to be some way out of here,

he says: “Man, this life is cruel”

I knew this Puerto Rican girl

who lied to change her life

She changed her name,her face

because the grass looked

greener on the other side

She turned her back, she ran away

straight into the night

Her friends, her family feel the pain,

but she's the one who cries

Tell me what you want

Tell me what you need

I want everything

I've had enough of havin nothing,

I wont take just anything

I got my mind set on something,

All I want is everything

It's my life Mr.

I ain't running,

I'm no puppet on a string

I want more than I see coming

All I want is everything

All I want is everything

Save a prayer for Donnie,

He died in his room just the other day

His brother come home,

found him dead on the floor

with a needle in his vein

Cops came down with a body bag,

they said Donnie was a casualty

I said, All it's about is the boy checked out,

he couldn't handle reality

Tell me what you want

Tell me what you need

I want everything

I'v had enough of havin' nothing,

I won't take just anything

I got my mind set on something,

All I want is everything

It's my life Mr.

I ain't running

I'm no puppet on a string

I want more than I see coming

All I want is everything

All I want is everything