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