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
Down town the young ones are going
Down town the young ones are growing
We're the kids in America, we're the kids in America
Everybody lives 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 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 lives for the music go round
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, New York to east California
There's a new wave coming, I warn you
We're the kids in America, we're the kids in America
Everybody lives for the music go round