We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
(I)
Say you dont know me or recognize my face
Say you dont care who goes to that kind of place
Knee deep in the hoopla sinking in your fight
Too many runaways, eating up the night
(CHORUS)
Marconi plays the mamba,
listen to the radio,
dont you remember
we built this city,
we built this city on rock and roll
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll,
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll.
(II)
Someone always playing, corporation games,
who cares they're always changing, corporation names,
we just want to dance here, someone stole the stage,
they call us irresponsible, write us off the page.
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Its just another sunday, in a tired old street
Police have got the choke hold, oh then we just lost the beat
Who counts the money underneath the bar
Who rides the wrecking ball in two rock guitars
Dont tell us you need us, cos were the ship of fools,
looking for america, coming through your schools.
(Im looking out over that golden gate bridge
Out on another gorgeous sunny saturday, not seein that b**per to b**per traffic)
Dont you remember (member)(member)
(whats your favorite radio station, in your favorite radio city
The city by the bay, the city that rocks, the city that never sleeps)
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, dont you remember
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
(We built, we built this city) built this city (we built, we built this city)
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
(I)
Say you dont know me or recognize my face
Say you dont care who goes to that kind of place
Knee deep in the hoopla sinking in your fight
Too many runaways, eating up the night
(CHORUS)
Marconi plays the mamba,
listen to the radio,
dont you remember
we built this city,
we built this city on rock and roll
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll,
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll.
(II)
Someone always playing, corporation games,
who cares they're always changing, corporation names,
we just want to dance here, someone stole the stage,
they call us irresponsible, write us off the page.
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Its just another sunday, in a tired old street
Police have got the choke hold, oh then we just lost the beat
Who counts the money underneath the bar
Who rides the wrecking ball in two rock guitars
Dont tell us you need us, cos were the ship of fools,
looking for america, coming through your schools.
(Im looking out over that golden gate bridge
Out on another gorgeous sunny saturday, not seein that b**per to b**per traffic)
Dont you remember (member)(member)
(whats your favorite radio station, in your favorite radio city
The city by the bay, the city that rocks, the city that never sleeps)
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, dont you remember
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
(We built, we built this city) built this city (we built, we built this city)