Is something everyone should see
When they play their music
Everywhere there's music, real live music
But the heart of rock and roll
That really, really drives 'em wild
And from what I've seen I believe 'em
When they play their music, ooh, that modern music
They like it with a lot of style
All dressed so scantily
But it's still that same old back beat rhythm
That hard rock music
And from what I've seen I believe 'em
They like it with a lot of flash
Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City
Johnny!
Heart of rock and roll is still beating, yeah
That really, really kicks 'em in the
That really, really drives 'em wild
But it's still that same old back beat rhythm
Heart of rock and roll's still beating
Seattle, San Francisco too
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
LA, Hollywood and the Sunset Strip
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
DC, San Antone and the Liberty Town
But the heart of rock and roll
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
Where else can you do a half a million things
Boston and Baton Rouge
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
Bands with a million styles
Heart of rock and roll is still beating
But it's still that some old rock and roll music
All at a quarter to three
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
In Cleveland, Detroit
And from what I've seen I believe 'em
Neon lights and the pretty, pretty girls
But the heart of rock and roll
