Teens in the Suburbs Lyrics

I’m growing old before my eyes

But I’m young enough to be surprised

That you would take away my rights

For getting in a couple of fist fights

It’s hot downtown tonight

Cool in the North and West

Teens in the suburbs

I’m living under house arrest !

Mamma’s upstairs praying

That I didn’t get my daddy’s genes

But she’s got no idea that I ain’t staying

One minute, one hour past eighteen

I know that it’s hot downtown tonight

Cool in the North and West

Teens in the suburbs

I’m popular because I’m clinically depressed

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Just want to be cool

Don’t wanna live to be an accountant

I don’t wanna sell stocks

I don’t wanna work for some rat-face jerk

I just wanna rock!

I will never confess

To smoking in the school yard

Or staring down the teacher’s dress

She didn’t make it all that hard

Don’t know half the stuff I ingest anymore

Looking for a way out

I know that it’s hot downtown tonight

Cool in the North and West

Teens in the suburbs

I put my life to the acid test

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Don’t wanna live to sell insurance

Don’t wanna stay in school

I don’t wanna just say no anymore, Mamma

I wanna be cool

You never let me be cool!

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Teens in the suburbs

Just want to be cool