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 shooting - heading down   I search for the beat in this dirty town     downtown the young ones are going  downtown the young ones are growing    we're the kids in America  we're the kids in America  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 yeah never mind   you know life is cruel - life is never kind     kind hearts don't make a new story  kind hearts don't grab any glory    we're the kids in America   we're the kids in America   everybody live for the music-go-round     lalalalalalala lalalalalalala - sing  lalalalalalala lalalalalalala    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 suburbians sprawling everywhere  I don't want to go baby    New York to east California  there's a new wave coming - I warn ya    we're the kids in America   we're the kids in America   everybody live for the music-go-round     lalalalalalala lalalalalalala - sing  lalalalalalala lalalalalalala    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