The Kids Grow Up nnSleep alone, cross-eyed nOne to the other nMoonlight trace out paper curtains nI see ghosts handing me blank checks nwith my name on them nnI've got a nice business going nMy friends don't like what I'm doing nI traded my life for recognition nI bottled and sold it nI made a nice profit nnWhere the days don't meet nWhere the trees don't live nIt's covered in plastic wrap nI bottled and sold it nI made a nice profit nn(It's a crying shame nyou know the kids always grow up) nnThey've got presidents nThey've got actresses nThey've got magicians nThey've got beauticians nThey've got scientists nThey've got schoolteachers nThere ain't nothing that they haven't stolen nnI wore a mask once in a while nI wore a patch that said I don't remember how to smile nMy teeth are on a plate next to rotting flesh nI perfumed and purified it nI made a nice profit nn1-900-number nI swear it's my last phone call nSave me some of your revolutionary capital nDon't you know you only get one chance to be a star? nMy face is on their dollar nI'm dead just like the others nn(It's a crying shame nyou know the kids always grow up) nnThe kids the kids the kids the kids nThe kids the kids the kids the kids nThe kids the kids the kids the kids nThe kids always grow up