[Verse 1]
Looking out a dirty old winda
Down below the cars in the city go rushing by
I sit alone and I wonder why
Friday night and everyone's movin'
I can feel the heat but it's soothing, heading down
I search for the beat in this dir'y town

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Downtown the young ones are goin'
Downtown the young ones are growin'

[Chorus]
We're kids in America (Woah)
We're the kids in America (Woah)
Everybody live for the music-go-round

[Verse 2]
Bright lights, the music gets faster
Ey, lad, don't check on that watch, not another glance
I'm not leaving now, petal, not a chance
Hot-shot, don't give me no problems
Much latеr, baby, you'll be saying nevermind
You know lifе is cruel, life is never kind

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory
[Chorus]
We're kids in America (Woah)
We're kids in America (Woah)
Everybody live f' music-go-round

[Post-Chorus]
La la la la-la la
La la la la-la la
La la la la-la la, (ah!)
La la la la-la la

[Verse 3]
Come closer, honey, that's better
Got to get a brand new experience, feeling right
Oh, don't try to stop, baby, hold us tight
Outside a new day is dawnin'
Outside suburbia's sprawlin' everywhere
I don't want to go, baby

[Pre-Chorus 3]
New York to east California
There's a new wave coming, I warn ya

[Chorus]
We're kids in America (Woah)
We're kids in America (Woah)
Everybody lives f' music-go-round
[Post-Chorus]
La la la la-la la, (ah!)
La la la la-la la
La la la la-la la, (ah!)
La la la la-la la

[Outro]
We're the kids
We're kids
We're kids in America
We're kids
We're kids
We're kids in America (ah!)
We're the kids
We're kids
We're the kids in America, (yeah!)

We're the kids
We're kids
We're the kids in America, (oh!)
We're kids
We're kids
We're the kids in America, (c'mon!)
We're the kids
We're kids
We're the kids in America, (come on!)