CHI & THE LOUDMOUTHS
2026 SUMMER SONGWRITER AWARD WINNER
“JUST SOME TEENS”
Listen to me, my voice, my sound
I’m letting you hear my problems now
Open your ears, your eyes, your heart
You already left me from the start
You made the problems I have now
Just some teen and a big house
Trying to find where I belong
Trying to stay brave, trying to stay strong
Everyday feels like a fight
Searching for a little light
Can you hear me through the noise
Can you hear my voice
Just some teens living their life
Young and free, having a time
Just a dream in their mind
Oh so sweet, picture our lives
Lost in the faces, lost in the streets
Carrying memories I can’t defeat
Running in circles, chasing the sun
Wondering where the good times have gone
Still I stand, still I shout
Trying to find what life’s about
Maybe someday they’ll understand
The weight that I carry in these hands
Every scar becomes a song
Every night keeps moving on
Can you hear me through the noise
Can you hear my voice
Just some teens living their life
Young and free, having a time
Just a dream in their mind
Oh so sweet, picture our lives
Emotions so deep, I feel this heat
Let me breathe, let me think
Hear these thoughts, hear them now
Can you hear me in this crowd
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Just some teens living their life
Young and free, having a time
Just a dream in their mind
Oh so sweet, picture our lives
Emotions so deep, I feel this heat
Let me breathe, let me think
Hear these thoughts, hear them now
Can you hear me in this crowd
Just some teens