Hard to Compete

After spending 8 hours a day around teens, I think this song by Beck kinda sums is all up:

You said go, you said stay,
I got so confused, I tried to do both,
The kids with the hazardous waste in their wine, and their eyes, their gasoline hairstyles, workin' their magic for you,
You said go, you said stay, you said try a combination,
Didn't know where to start, I was lost, I was beige, I was over and under my age...
Had no plan, Dealin' out papers into the wastecan,
Tryin' hard to stay awake, And the rest of the best was a big mistake

(Hard to Compete / Beck)