[Verse 1] 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 1] 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 I'm not leaving now, honey, not a chance Hot-shot, give me no problems Much later, baby, you'll be saying nevermind You know life is cruel, life is never kind [Chorus 1] La la la la-la la-a La la la la-la la La la la la-la la-a 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 me tight Outside a new day is dawning Outside suburbia's sprawling everywhere I don't want to go, baby [Chorus 2] New York to East California There's a new wave coming, I warn ya We're the kids in America (Whoa) We're the kids in America (Whoa) Everybody lives for the music-go-round La la la la-la la-a La la la la-la la La la la la-la la-a La la la la-la la [Hook](x8) We're the kids (x2) We're the kids in America [Outro] f** that sh** f** that sh** f** It