Looking out a dirty old window,
Down below the cars,
In the city go rushing by,

I sit here alone and I wonder why.

Friday night and everyone's moving,

I can feel the heat,
but it's soothing, heading down,
I search for the beat in

this dirty town.

[Chorus:]

Down town the young ones are going
Down town the young ones are growing
We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

We're the kids in America (whoa-o)
Everybody live for the music-go-round


Bright lights, the music gets faster
Look boy, don't check on your watch
Not another glance

I'm not leaving now,
honey not a chance


Hot-shot, give me no problems
Much later baby you'll be
saying never mind

You know life is cruel,
life is never kind


[Chorus:]
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory


We're the kids in America (whoa-o)
We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

Everybody live for the music-go-round
la-la-la-la-la-laa
la-la-la-la-la-laa sing!

la-la-la-la-la-laa
la-la-la-la-la-laa


Come closer, honey that's better
Got to get a brand new experience
Feeling right

Oh don't try to stop baby
Hold me tight


Outside a new day is dawning
Outside Suburbia's
sprawling everywhere

I don't want to go baby

[Chorus:]

New York to east California
there's a new wave coming I warn you
We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

We're the kids in America (whoa-o)
Everybody live for the music-go-round
la-la-la-la-la-laa

la-la-la-la-la-laa sing!
la-la-la-la-la-laa
la-la-la-la-la-laa


We're the kids
We're the kids

We're the kids in America.
We're the kids
We're the kids

We're the kids in America.
We're the kids
We're the kids

We're the kids in America.
We're the kids
We're the kids

We're the kids in America.
We're the kids
We're the kids
We're the kids in America