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 [Chorus] Marconi plays the Mamba, 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 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 [Chorus] 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 in two rock guitars Don't tell us you need us, 'cause we're the ship of fools Looking for America coming through your schools Don't you remember ('Member, 'member) [Chorus] Built this city, 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) (We built, we built this city) Built this city (We built, we built this city) (We built, we built this city) Built this city (We built, we built this city) (We built, we built this city) Built this city (We built, we built this city)