I grew up on five-alive
And transformers and slip-n-slide
Toy's R Us and Chuck-e-Cheeze
Disco out and techno in
to synthesize my favorite sin
And here I am on my knees
To get it back again

Babies of the 80's
Little girls in lycra shorts
Tented beds, nerf contact sports
My babies of the 80's
Shout it out just one more time
For the generation that was all mine

We learned to crawl on linoleum floors
Ronald Regan fought Star Wars
But he'll never be Han Solo
Students march Tienemen Square
They took him out hey that's not fair
Dad said it's good to be free
As we watched from our T.V.

Babies of the 80's
Little girls in lycra shorts
Tented beds, nerf contact sports
My babies of the 80's
Shout it out just one more time
For the generation that was all mine

We watched the wall fall down
Woke up early for Bozo the clown
MTV and Nick at Night
And I slept for the first time
Without the light
without the light
without the light

(one two one two three go)

My Babies of the 80's
**Little girls in jelly shoes
got the ferris bueller blues**
My babies of the 80's
this could be something after
Who knew this could be something after
Who knew this could be something after
Who Knew


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    thanks so much evilmprss for posting these lyrics! this song cracks me up every time

    kid sleepyon January 15, 2002   Link
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    this song rules! the 80's rule

    Konstantineon January 24, 2002   Link
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    who can't love this song? i mean it rocks!

    lil princesson February 02, 2002   Link
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    thanks to who ever put thi up--i love this song but at some points i couldn't exactly tell what they were saying!! anyone who is a baby of the 80's kicks!!

    kellyabellyon February 26, 2002   Link
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    hehehe...this song is EVERYTHING that I know and LOVE!! You can only relate if you lived through it. This song tells all these little embryos walking around like the 90's were the best that they're wrong!!

    ShagadelicSaboton April 10, 2002   Link
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    this song gives me the a warm feeling inside all over every part of my body fills with a ting-ie feeling inside! i love it so much mmmmmmm! i cant get enoguh :p :):):):):):):):):):):):)

    musicaddicton April 12, 2002   Link
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    dan i never thaought u felt this way about songs! :(hmmm well better keep away from her for a bit:(

    drive-thru recordson April 12, 2002   Link
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    ps the one which says music addict was by me i was bored and i have to appologise and it wont happen againg so plz just ignore my imature behaveya! lol cræïg

    drive-thru recordson April 12, 2002   Link
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    CRAIG!! the last comment by music addict wasnt actually by me, it was craig being a div as usual!! sorry!! :( but it is a brill song

    musicaddicton April 12, 2002   Link
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    as usual dan well if thats wot u think about me my cd wont go to ur house and then u wont see u no who!

    drive-thru recordson April 12, 2002   Link

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