Kids In America
Kim Wilde · 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
Down town the young ones are going
Down town the young ones are growing
[Chorus]:
We're the kids in America, Whoo-ooh (x 2)
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
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus] (2 x)
We're the kids
We're the kids
We're the kids in America.
We're the kids
We're the kids
Kkkkids 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!!!!!
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
[Chorus]:
We're the kids in America, Whoo-ooh (x 2)
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
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus] (2 x)
We're the kids
We're the kids
We're the kids in America.
We're the kids
We're the kids
Kkkkids 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!!!!!
Kids In America
Released in 1980, Kim Wilde's 'Kids In America' stands as a defining track of the new wave and synth-pop era. The song features a distinctive, driving synthesizer line that became a signature of her early work, blending pop sensibilities with the electronic textures popular in London at the time. As the lead single from her self-titled debut album, it showcased her distinctive vocal style and helped establish her international reputation. The recording captures the optimism and energy of early eighties pop music, serving as a pivotal moment in her discography that paved the way for her subsequent chart success with hits like 'Kids in the Hall'.