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 who goes
to that kind of place
Knee deep in the hoopla
Sinking in your fight
Too many runaways eating up the night
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
Built this city
We built this city on rock and roll
Someone is 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
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
Built this city
We built this city on rock and roll
It’s 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
into our guitars?
Don’t tell us you need us
’Cause we are the ship of fools
Looking for America
Coming through your schools
I’m looking out over that Golden Gate bridge on another gorgeous sunny Saturday and I’m seeing that bumper to bumper traffic.
Don’t you remember?…
Here’s 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 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
Built this city
We built this city on rock and roll
Built this city
oh…
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…