Joey berasal dari kota suci
where sometimes you talk so tough
dimana terkadang kamu bicara begitu keras
you're feet don't touch the ground
Anda kaki tidak menyentuh tanah
and the sidewalk soldiers sing their midnite blues
dan tentara trotoar menyanyikan lagu blues tengah mereka
while the old men recite their story lines
sementara orang tua membacakan alur cerita mereka
about when i was young like you
tentang saat aku masih muda sepertimu
they said (oh, yeah) we were crusing to the backbeat
mereka berkata (oh, yeah) kami menancapkan ke backbeat
(oh, yeah) making love in the backseat
(oh, yeah) bercinta di jok belakang
chorus: we were wild, wild in the streets
paduan suara: kami liar, liar di jalanan
wild, wild in the streets
liar, liar di jalanan
a member of the boy's brigade had a date with the girl next door
Seorang anggota brigade anak laki-laki berkencan dengan gadis di sebelahnya
you know it made her daddy crazy but it only made her want him more
Anda tahu itu membuat ayahnya gila tapi itu membuatnya lebih menginginkannya
they weren't looking for trouble
mereka tidak mencari masalah
that boy didn't want to fight – not tonight
Anak itu tidak mau bertengkar – bukan malam ini
so they headed out through her bathroom window
Jadi mereka menuju keluar melalui jendela kamar mandinya
what her daddy didn't know was gonna be alright
Apa yang ayahnya tidak tahu pasti akan baik-baik saja
they said (oh, yeah) we were cruising to the backbeat
mereka berkata (oh, yeah) kami berlayar ke backbeat
(oh, yeah) making love in the backseat
(oh, yeah) bercinta di jok belakang
chorus: we were wild, wild in the streets
paduan suara: kami liar, liar di jalanan
wild, wild in the streets
liar, liar di jalanan
wild, wild in the streets
liar, liar di jalanan
wild, wild in the streets
liar, liar di jalanan
solo
solo
sometimes this town ain't pretty but you know it ain't so bad
Terkadang kota ini tidak cantik tapi Anda tahu itu tidak terlalu buruk
just like a girl who looks so happy when inside she's so, so sad
Sama seperti cewek yang terlihat sangat bahagia saat berada di dalam dirinya, sangat sedih
here we got this code of honor, nobody's going down
Di sini kita mendapatkan kode kehormatan ini, tidak ada yang turun
you don't walk in vain through the kids' parade
Anda tidak berjalan dengan sia-sia melalui parade anak-anak
'cause this is my hometown
Karena inilah kampung halaman saya
chorus: we were wild, wild in the streets
paduan suara: kami liar, liar di jalanan
wild, wild in the streets
liar, liar di jalanan
we were wild, wild in the streets
Kami liar, liar di jalanan
wild, wild in the streets
liar, liar di jalanan