[Verse 1]
Grandmother's pills cost more each year
While classrooms crumble, children peer
Through broken windows, textbooks torn
A generation left to mourn
The promises we made but never kept
While medical bills climb as budgets wept
[Chorus]
When the well runs dry, dry, dry
Who pays the price when resources fly
To silver hair while young ones cry
For daycare spots and jobs that died
When the well runs dry, dry, dry
The future fades before our eyes
[Verse 2]
Housing waits while wheelchairs roll
Through golden halls that swallow whole
The budgets meant for playground swings
And training programs, vital things
Our revenue was never planned
To hold this demographic sand
[Chorus]
When the well runs dry, dry, dry
Who pays the price when resources fly
To silver hair while young ones cry
For daycare spots and jobs that died
When the well runs dry, dry, dry
The future fades before our eyes
[Bridge]
OAS grows faster than the rest
While youth programs fail every test
Medical care crowds out the new
What happens when the young are through?
The scales tip heavy on one side
While opportunity's denied
[Verse 3]
Education starves while care expands
Youth employment slips through hands
We built a system incomplete
That cannot make both ends meet
The crown of grey consumes the green
Of saplings barely to be seen
[Chorus]
When the well runs dry, dry, dry
Who pays the price when resources fly
To silver hair while young ones cry
For daycare spots and jobs that died
When the well runs dry, dry, dry
The future fades before our eyes
[Outro]
Balance now or lose tomorrow
From today's neglect comes sorrow
When the well runs dry