New York, New York, is everything they sayAnd no place that I'd rather beWhere else can you do a half a million thingsAll at a quarter to threeWhen they play their musicOoh that modern musicThey like it with a lot of style
But it's still that same old back beat rhythmThat really, really drives 'em wildThey say the heart of rock and roll is still beatingAnd from what I've seen I believe 'emNow the old boy may be barely breathingBut the heart of rock and rollHeart of rock and roll is still beating
LA, Hollywood, and the Sunset StripIs something everyone should seeNeon lights and the pretty, pretty girlsAll dressed so scantilyWhen they play their musicThat hard rock musicThey like it with a lot of flash
But it's still that same old back beat rhythmThat really, really kicks 'em in theThey say the heart of rock and roll is still beatingAnd from what I've seen I believe 'emNow the old boy may be barely breathingBut the heart of rock and rollHeart of rock and roll is still beating
Johnny, ow
DC, San Antone and the Liberty Town, Boston and Baton RougeTulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City Seattle, San Francisco, tooEverywhere there's music, real live musicBands with a million styles
But it's still that some old rock and roll musicThat really, really drives 'em wildThey say the heart of rock and roll is still beatingAnd from what I've seen I believe 'emNow the old boy may be barely breathingBut the heart of rock and rollHeart of rock and roll is still beating, yeah
In ClevelandDetroitUh, heart of rock and roll