What's there that makes you want to be lonely? What's there to keep you sitting at home? He'd always say "No, no, no" As if he wanted you to be hungry Well the same things you're missing Could get you into something else Better leave when the stay is only Nothing but being alone What I wanted you to know These kid things Seem like nothing at all Kid things Make it better than it was Kid things Seem like nothing at all Kid things Make it better than it was Hey what you got That makes you wanna be a-lonely? Hey what you got That makes it a better way to be? (A better way to be) She said, "No, no, no, I can't get any love and it's a Sunday" (It's a Sunday) I said "Oh yeah, What makes you think I wanted it that way?" 'Cause one or two more smiles from you And I don't need anything else What I wanted you to know Is kid things Seem like nothing at all Kid things Make it better than it was We just kids Who spend all night on the phone It's a kid thing But I sleep better when I'm not alone And what I want right now Is just Some... More... Gimmie more... And what you think is You're not getting any younger What I know is that You're not really very old I know you wanna say, "No, no, no, And, "It feels much better in the summer" Well if it isn't one way of sittin' Then kitten come on in out of the cold 'Cause all I know is an hour with you And, well, I don't need anything else What I wanted you to know These kid things Seem like nothing at all Kid things Make it better than it was We just kids We spend all night on the phone It's a kid thing So I sleep better when I'm not alone Kid things Seem like nothing at all Kid things Make it better than it was We just kids It's just like drivin' a car It's a kid thing And the further out The closer in you are