When you were young
Nobody told you that this day would come
Nobody wanted to tell you the truth
'Cos everyone hoped that you might just be the exception
The exception to the rules

And you can be extraordinary if you choose
I don't see anyone holding a gun to you
By now you're a link in the chain
But it's up to you to break 

All of your pain
All of your pain has been passed down the family into your very things, ooh
So you gotta break open the gates
Open the gates, let the hate in your out
You've nothing to gain but the truth, ooh

And you can be extraordinary if you choose
I don't see anyone holding a gun to you
By now you're a link in the chain
Now it's up to you to break

One foot either side of the line
You know it's only a matter of time
Before you just step to the side between the dark and the light

'Cos you can be extraordinary if you choose
I don't see anyone holding a gun to you
By now your a link in the chain
But it's up to you to break