I lean more toward the thought of this is how he is speaking to one of his parents (especially after he says the word 'son'). To me, it's about how kids know how hard things can be, they see it everyday and they're forced to deal with it. However, then they grow up, they lose touch with things and they forget what it's like to live as we do. They become hypocrites of the worst form. This is Sean fighting with them, attempting to get them to see what's really going on. In the chorus he says a grandiose 'fuck it' and gives up on them, deciding instead that he's living the best he can, and he'll continue to do so.
I lean more toward the thought of this is how he is speaking to one of his parents (especially after he says the word 'son'). To me, it's about how kids know how hard things can be, they see it everyday and they're forced to deal with it. However, then they grow up, they lose touch with things and they forget what it's like to live as we do. They become hypocrites of the worst form. This is Sean fighting with them, attempting to get them to see what's really going on. In the chorus he says a grandiose 'fuck it' and gives up on them, deciding instead that he's living the best he can, and he'll continue to do so.