(Verse 1: Nate Ruess)
Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck
Some nights, I call it a draw
Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a castle
Some nights, I stay up playing royal dress up in the dark
(Chorus: Nate Ruess)
But when we stand beneath the twinkle lights
Searchin' for the melodies and all you ever wanted was the light
The heavenly voice to lift you up on high
We are young, hey
We are young, hey
(Verse 2: Nate Ruess)
Hey, the cynics were outraged
Screaming, "This is what the kids want?"
But we're the kids; this is what we want
(Chorus: Nate Ruess)
When we stand beneath the twinkle lights
Searchin' for the melodies and all you ever wanted was the light
The heavenly voice to lift you up on high
We are young, hey
We are young, hey
When we stand beneath the twinkle lights
Searchin' for the melodies and all you ever wanted was the light
The heavenly voice to lift you up on high
We are young (you're just a kid), hey (don't fade away), hey
We are young (you're just a kid), hey (don't fade away)
(Bridge: Janelle Monáe)
Yeah, but we're just kids, but we're just kids
Lookin' for the melodies, and all we ever wanted was the light
The melodies, and all we ever wanted was the light
(Chorus: Nate Ruess, Janelle Monáe)
When we stand beneath the twinkle lights
Searchin' for the melodies and all we ever wanted was the light
The heavenly voice to lift you up on high
When we stand beneath the twinkle lights
Searchin' for the melodies and all we ever wanted was the light
The heavenly voice to lift you up on high
We are young (you're just a kid), hey (don't fade away), hey
We are young (you're just a kid), hey (don't fade away), hey
We are young, we are young, we are young, we are young, we are young, we are young