Momma say, she can't control us

And Daddy don't care

He's got to feed us everyday

He's workin' hard for the clothes that we wear

He's always workin'



They gotta leave us at home alone

Or with a sitter on the telephone

We're makin' trouble it's plain to see

There's no love lost for the good gone bad

Neighborhood kids at play

We'll be in the streets tomorrow

With everything we learn today

We're the neighborhood kids



I'm a neighborhood kid

With a juvenile smile we get in trouble

An evident crime

We didn't mean it

Went a bit far

We only meant to have a good time

Can you believe it?

Who's gonna blame us?

We're on the run



You're always sayin' how we're all too young

You never gave us the time of day

There's no love lost for the bad boys

Neighborhood kids at play

We'll be in the streets tomorrow

With everything we learn today

We're the neighborhood kids from the back yard

Neighborhood kids at play

We'll be in the streets tomorrow

With everything we learn today

We're the neighborhood kids from the back yard

Don't you know we need love too?

We'll be in the streets tomorrow

With everything we learn today