We were talking 'bout the state of rock 'n' roll You were smoking Camel Lights calming down from your show The conversation quickly turned into singing with the stereo We forgot what we were saying got so into what was playing on the stereo On the stereo We knew every word We'd felt that way before It was moving and it made us move We were out keeping time on the floor Getting down to the urge Singing just to feed the human nature need to be heard Dancing just to fight the fearful state of feeling alone So long as men and women long to meet and bottles make for microphones Rock 'n' roll won't need saving it'll have us by the throat and the soul We knew every word We'd felt that way before It was moving and it made us move We were out keeping time on the floor Getting down to the urge And we knew every word 'Cause we'd felt that way before It was moving and it made us move We were out keeping time on the floor Getting down to the urge We were talking 'bout the state of rock 'n' roll You were smoking Camel Lights calming down from your show The conversation quickly turned into singing with the stereo We forgot what we were saying got so into what was playing on the stereo