Now we're getting nasty.
Ev erybody's talking about the ki ds
The ki ds got funky soul and groove emot ion
But if yo u don't give the kids the chance to use it
They're al ways morethan l ikely to abus e it
Ev erybody's talking about the ki ds
It's ta king time for you to realis e
Now hu nger turns to an ger in our eye s
I say the re volution will be televis ed
Yes it will, Gil
Ev erybody's talking about the ki ds
The ki ds needs space to get their heads in plac e
And eve ry day this wo rld we have to fac e
I jus t can't seem to find my proper plac e.
E♭7-9
Kids get down
Stormy weather
Fift een years of royal pleasure
E♭7-9
Kids get down underground
Ever ybody dance to the funky sound.
Everybody's talking about the ki ds
It wo n't be long before we get our own
And ev ery kid can tr uly feel at hom e
I to ld ya you should give the dog a bon e
Ev erybody's talking about sch ool
But I ge t more pleasure b reakin' all the rul es
Cos le sson one begi ns with 'Life Is Cru el'
Well I gue ss I'm just an educated foo l
Ev erybody's talking about the ki ds
Mo m and Dad make efforts to excus e it
Go vernment officials will confus e it
Me mbers of the bench will try to prov e it
You're going down sucker.
Ev erybody's talking about the kids now
Eve rybody's talking about the kid s now
The kids got funky sou l.
Kids get down
Stormy weather
Fift een years of royal pleasure
Kids get down, celebrate
Now we're going to kick the thing we hate
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Ev erybody's talking about hi gh
But ki ds get high to satisfy
For re aching out to touch the sky
Is all I can identify, and you know why .
E♭7-9
Kids get down
Stormy weather
Fift een years of royal pleasure
Kids get down, celebrate
Now we're gonna kick the thing we hate
E♭7-9
Kids get down, pressurized
To live the life that you devised
E♭7-9
Kids get, celebrate
Life 's too short to complicate.
