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 mamba
listen to the radio
don't you remember
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
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 us off the page
Marconi plays the mamba
listen to the radio
don't you remember
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
It's just another Sunday
in a tired old street
police have got the chokehold
and we just lost the beat
Who counts the money
underneath the bar
Who rides the wreaking ball
into our guitars
Don't tell us you need us
'cos we're just simple fools
Looking for America
coming through your schools
Don't you remember
Marconi plays the mamba
listen to the radio
don't you remember
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
We built we built this city
built this city
we built this city
We built we built this city
built this city
we built this city
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 mamba
listen to the radio
don't you remember
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
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 us off the page
Marconi plays the mamba
listen to the radio
don't you remember
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
It's just another Sunday
in a tired old street
police have got the chokehold
and we just lost the beat
Who counts the money
underneath the bar
Who rides the wreaking ball
into our guitars
Don't tell us you need us
'cos we're just simple fools
Looking for America
coming through your schools
Don't you remember
Marconi plays the mamba
listen to the radio
don't you remember
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
We built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city
we built this city on rock an' roll
We built we built this city
built this city
we built this city
We built we built this city
built this city
we built this city