Im growing old before my eyes But Im young enough to be surprised That you would take away my rights For getting in a couple of fist fights Its hot downtown tonight Cool in the North and West Teens in the suburbs Im living under house arrest ! Mammas upstairs praying That I didnt get my daddys genes But shes got no idea that I aint staying One minute, one hour past eighteen I know that its hot downtown tonight Cool in the North and West Teens in the suburbs Im popular because Im clinically depressed Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Just want to be cool Dont wanna live to be an accountant I dont wanna sell stocks I dont wanna work for some rat-face jerk I just wanna rock! I will never confess To smoking in the school yard Or staring down the teachers dress She didnt make it all that hard Dont know half the stuff I ingest anymore Looking for a way out I know that its hot downtown tonight Cool in the North and West Teens in the suburbs I put my life to the acid test Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Dont wanna live to sell insurance Dont wanna stay in school I dont wanna just say no anymore, Mamma I wanna be cool You never let me be cool! Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Teens in the suburbs Just want to be cool