We built this city We built this city on rock and roll Built this city We built this city on rock and roll Say you don't know me, or recognize my face Say you don't care, or go to that kind of place Navy in the hoopla, sinking in your fight We got too many runaways, eating up the night While Cody plays the mambo, listen to the radio Don't you remember? We built this city We built this city on rock and roll Someone always playing corporation games Who cares they're always changing corporation names We just wanna dance here, someone stole the stage They call us irresponsible, write us off the page Marconi plays the mambo, listen to the radio Don't 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 We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll It's just another Sunday, in a tired old street Police has got the chokehold on rock and roll And we just lost the beat Who counts the money, underneath the bar Who rides the wrecking ball, into our guitars Don't tell us you need us, cause we're the ship of fools Looking for America, crawling through your schools Yeah Don't you remember, remember, remember Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio Don't 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 Oh We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll