[Originally by Kim Wilde]



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:]

Down town the young ones are going

Down town the young ones are growing

We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

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 never mind

You know life is cruel, life is never kind



[Chorus:]

Kind hearts don't make a new story

Kind hearts don't grab any glory



We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

Everybody live for the music-go-round

la-la-la-la-la-laa

la-la-la-la-la-laa sing!

la-la-la-la-la-laa

la-la-la-la-la-laa



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:]

New York to east California

There's a new wave coming I warn you

We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

We're the kids in America (whoa-o)

Everybody live for the music-go-round

la-la-la-la-la-laa

la-la-la-la-la-laa sing!

la-la-la-la-la-laa

la-la-la-la-la-laa



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.

We're the kids

We're the kids

We're the kids in America!