"Kids In America" lyrics - BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

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

[Pre-Chorus:]
Downtown, the young ones are going
Downtown, the young ones are growing

[Chorus:]
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round

Bright lights, the music gets faster, look, boy, don't check 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

[Pre-Chorus:]
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory

[Chorus:]
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round

[Post-Chorus:]
Sha la la la-la la-la
Sha la la la la-la la (Sing!)
Sha la la la-la la-la
Sha la la la-la la

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

[Pre-Chorus:]
New York to East California
There's a new wave coming, I warn ya

[Chorus:]
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody lives for the music-go-round

[Post-Chorus:]
Sha la la la-la la-la
Sha la la la la-la la (Sing!)
Sha la la la-la la-la
Sha la la la-la la

[Outro:]
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