[Verse 1]
Looking out a dirty old window
Down below, the cars in the city go rushing by (Rushing by)
I sit here alone and I wonder why (Wonder why, wonder why)
Friday night and everyone's moving
I can feel the heat, but it's soothing heading down (Heading down)
I search for the beat in this dirty town
[Chorus]
Downtown; the young ones are going
Downtown; the young ones are growing
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round
[Verse 2]
Bright lights; the music gets faster
Look boy, don't check on your watch, not another glance
(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 "nevermind" (Nevermind)
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)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round
[Post-Chorus]
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na (Say)
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na
[Bridge]
Come closer, honey, that's better
Gotta get a brand new experience feeling right (Feeling right)
Oh, don't try to stop, baby, hold me tight
Outside a new day is dawning
Outside suburbia's sprawling everywhere (Everywhere)
I don't want to go, baby
New York to East California
There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
[Outro]
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round2