In the night, in the beat city light,
We steal ourselves away and hold on tight
You were there,
Yeah, we were all there,
Too young, too smart,
Too much for this one town
When we'd get so high we got lost coming down

When we were kids in the street,
Kids in the street
When we were kids in the street,
Just kids in the street
Remember when we...

We used to laugh, we used to cry,
Live and die by the forty-five
Take me back, I'll go there
Who could stop us, and who would care?
Always keep to the kids in the street

We were dreams, we were American Graffiti scenes
No war, no peace, no hope, no means, just us
And the songs with the words we'd sing wrong,
We'd drive until that jealous sun fell down
Just to wash ourselves in the moonlight summer sounds

When we were kids in the street,
Kids in the street
When we were kids in the street,
Just kids in the street
Remember when we...

We used to laugh, we used to cry,
Live and die by the forty-five
Take me back, I'll go there
Who could stop us, and who would care?
Always keep to the kids in the street

And we never felt so alive
And we'd dance all night under the sky
We'd live, we'd breath, we'd die
When the world stood still for you and I
Just you and I

Candles burn, 'cuz the world will always turn
I'll burn both ends until my fire's out
Lost in the darkness I can still scream out

We used to laugh, we used to cry,
Say goodbye to I-35
Take me back, down a dirty road,
Where it went we didn't care to know
A glory night is a story saved
Mark the chapter, but turn the page
Always keep to kids in the street
When we were kids in the street,
Just kids in the street