Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Kids In America that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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Climb past, we'll make a little story
Climb past, we'll grab a new glory.
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory.
Downtown they always are going
Downtown they always are growing.
Downtown the young ones are going
Downtown the young ones are growing.
Downtown they're always outgoing.
Downtown they're always outgrowing.
Downtown the young ones are going
Downtown the young ones are growing.
Little kids in America
or
Pretty kids in America
We're the kids in America.
There's a nude, it's coming, I warn ya
There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
There's an ill wind coming, I warn ya
There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
We got crisps and a 'Marathon'.
We're the kids in America.
'Marathon' was the old name for 'Snickers' bar here in England.
We have been to America (whoa!).
We're the kids in America (whoa!).
We're the kids in America
We're the kids in America
And we want to spread our music around.
We're the kids in America
We're the kids in America
Everybody live for the music-go-round.
We're the kids in America
Everybody look for the music around.
We're the kids in America
Everybody live for the music-go-round.
We're the kids in a marathon
We're the kids in America
I can feel the feet but it's soothing, heading down
(Later)
Kind house don't make a new story
Kind house don't have any glory
I can feel the heat but it's soothing, heading down
(Later)
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory
Little babes in America
We're the kids in America
Little kids named Allegra
We’re the kids in America
Looking out a 30-year-old window
Looking out a dirty old window
New York to wheeze California
New York to East California
Where's the kids in America?
We're the kids in America