Rock and roll music changed the world
Coming from clubs in New Orleans
From beaches in California
And from street corners in Philadelphia
And Detroit
And Brooklyn
And the Bronx
And Manhattan
And all the tri-state area
This is the way it has to be
Rock and roll is synonymous
With love and happiness
With peace and freedom
With joy
And R-E-S-P-E-C-T
This is the way it has to be (be [?x])
Was it born of the marriage of the late Les Paul and the great Leo Fender?
Let’s say yes (yes [?x])
Let's say
(Trying to pull me down [?x])
I'm seeing everything
But tell me what is real (what is real [?x])
(All the time and I don't know [?x])
I looked up to find
Clouds gathered around my head
Am I losing my mind
I look down to see
The ground I walk on is made of hands
Trying to pull me down
I'm seeing everything
But tell me what is real
(I look down to see [?x])
I'm so weary
All the time
And I don't know why
Something holds me in its grasp
I want to wake up
But there are anchors at my feet
They are trying to pull me down
I'm seeing everything
But tell me what is real (what is real [?x])
(I look down to see [?x])