I've got a friend who sent his money on a brand new car
He's leaving town without a penny to become a star
He had a girl that he had met when she was 22
Dropped out of school and got a job at the W

You've got to put your hands up in the air
Listen, we are, we are young and wild
Put your hands up in the air
Listen, we are, we are young and wild
(2x)

Welcome to the city, you'll be on your own
Some of us will make it but most of us will go back home
Don't ever forget, yeah, we are young and wild
I said don't ever forget, yeah, we are young and wild

Put your hands up in the air
Listen, we are, we are young and wild
Put your hands up in the air
Listen, we are, we are young and wild
Don't ever forget, yeah, we are young and wild
We are young and wild.