[Verse 1] Stay out late night, running red lights That's the air we like to breathe Breakin' your ties, crossing your lines Leapin' over boundaries There's never been a mold that you could fit us in (No, no, no, no) Doin' what we're born to do is not a sin (No, no, no, no) [Pre-Chorus 1] 'Cause we are gonna be, we are gonna be who we are (we are) We don't really care, we don't really care what you want (you want) Never put a we, never put a we in the box (the box) Gotta let it go 'cause I'm tellin' you we won't stop (won't stop) [Chorus] Because we are, we are, we are, we are We are the young, we are the world You know who we are We are, we are, we are, we are We are the young, we are the world You know who we are We might be reckless, but we're gonna do just what we do 'Cause we are, we are, we are, we are We are the young, we are the world You know who we are [Post-Chorus] You know who we are You know who we are [Verse 2] Make our own rules, stickin' like fools Ready to call the police We can skip school 'cause we're too cool To be told we can't be free You can go ahead and try to knock us out (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Ain't no keepin' us from doing what we love (we love) 'Cause we love it too much [Pre-Chorus 2] We are gonna be, we are gonna be who we are (we are) Gotta let it go 'cause I'm telling you we won't stop, won't stop (won't stop) [Chorus] Because we are, we are, we are, we are We are the young, we are the world You know who we are We are, we are, we are, we are We are the young, we are the world You know who we are We might be reckless, but we're gonna do just what we do 'Cause we are, we are, we are, we are We are the young, we are the world You know who we are [Post-Chorus] You know who we are You know who we are [Bridge] We don't hear what you're saying Being us is okay We don't hear what you're saying Being us is okay [Instrumental for Partial Chorus] (We are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are) [Partial Chorus] We might be reckless, but we're gonna do just what we do 'Cause we are, we are, we are, we are We are the young, we are the world You know who we are [Outro] Ye-eah-e-eah-e-eah, you know who we are You know who we are You know who we are You know who we are We are, you know who we are