Chorus:
We built this city, we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock an' roll
Say you don't know me, or recognize my face
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight
Too many runaways eating up the night
Ma Coley plays the mamba, listen to the radio,
don't you remember
We built this city, we built this city on rock an' roll
chorus
Someone's 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 uf off the page
Ma Coley plays the mamba, listen to the radio,
don't you remember
We built this city, we built this city on rock an' roll
chorus
It's just another Sunday, in a tired old street
Well if you got the toco, oh, then we just lost the beat
Who counts the money underneath the bar
Who writes the wrecking ball in two wild guitars
Don't tell us you need us, 'cos we're just simple fools
Looking for America, coming through your schools
Ma Coley plays the mamba, listen to the radio,
don't you remember
We built this city, we built this city on rock an' roll
chorus repeats 2x