Since I was born they couldn't hold me down Another misfit kid, another burned-out town I never played by the rules, I never really cared My nasty reputation took me to Tokyo, Japan Well, now you can see, it's not only me So many others have stood where I stand We are the young, raise your hands They call us problem child We spend our lives on trial We walk an endless mile (We are the youth gone wild) We stand and we won't fall We're wanted, one for all The writing's on the wall (We are the youth gone wild) Boss screamin' in my ear about who I'm supposed to be Get a three piece Wall Street smile, son, you'll look just like me I said, "Hey man, there's somethin' that you oughta know Park Avenue leads to Skid Row" Well, now you can see, it's not only me We're standin' tall, ain't never a doubt We are the young, so shout it out They call us problem child We spend our lives on trial We walk an endless mile (We are the youth gone wild) We stand and we won't fall We're wanted, one for all The writing's on the wall (We are the youth gone wild) They call us problem child We spend our lives on trial We walk an endless mile (We are the youth gone wild) We stand and we won't fall We're wanted, one for all The writing's on the wall (We are the youth gone wild) We are the youth gone wild We are the youth gone wild We are the youth gone wild We are the youth gone wild