We Need a Place

We need a place for the kids to go! We need a place for the kids to go So we can take a break Not a break if we're worried sick, so We need a place that's super safe A Neverland, a perfect place Tinkerbell with a parking lot Grow up at the perfect pace Get lost boys, but not too lost! We need a place for the kids to go! And it's a training wheel city With a code of conduct Nerf version of the real world A public place, private police force Please force the riff-raff out Take the kids into custody No charges; just cuss 'em out They'll cry "I'm so sorry mom I'll never shoplift again, I promise!" Eat! Shop! Exercise! People watch! Perfect size! Play! Date! MoviePass! Safe! Bright! Middle! Class! We need a place for the kids to try Pseudosex, petty crime Cigarettes, social lives Make out, make up their minds Find a new place where the kids are hip to Hired guns, extra protection We need a place where they think they're alone No! We know They're under surveillance! Eat! Shop! Exercise! People watch! Perfect size! Play! Date! MoviePass! Safe! Bright! Middle! Class! And then a golden escalator took me up to a place That looked like a combination ice skating rink and video arcade Games from wall to wall Not a parent in sight Kids of all kinds, sliding from side to side While it rained tickets and tokens It felt like we had Unlimited continues Unlimited lives Then surprise! The ice began to melt into a whirling, swirling vortex, Short-circuiting the games Sucking us down the drain And as we spun around each other We groaned our growing pains We've lost our place! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go! We need a place to go!