From "Ground Beef"
Hey kid, take a long hard look at your folks,
They don't understand your clothes, or get your jokes.
They've got stupid wooden panels on the sides of their cars
And they make us cut our hair and our electric guitars, oh yeah!
It should be obvious by now
If we're gonna save rock and roll
I'm the only hope you've got
We've gotta nationalize the groove
Whether your mom and dad approve or not.
So follow me to the United States of Rock and Roll
Where rockin' wears the crown!
For beuatiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of party down!
Tonight we're going to shake the world
From every mountain high,
The guitar spangled banner we will cry...
And rock and roll will never die!
Hey kid, you say the world's not ready to jam,
Well we're the young generation and we don't give a damn!
When the Angel of Rock, he finally comes
He'll be descendin' down from heaven on a chariot of drums, oh yeah.
It should be obvious by now
If we're gonna save rock and roll
I'm the only hope you've got
It's just The Man tryin' to push us down
And stifle independent thought
Say can you see by the United States of Rock and Roll
Where rockin' wears the crown!
For beuatiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of party down!
Tonight we're going to shake the world
From every mountain high,
The guitar spangled banner we will cry...
And rock and roll will never die!
When in the chords of human events
We've got to improvise for the common defense!
So tell your boss every Betsy Ross needs her John Hancock.
Every drum needs its fill
Every boy needs his quill
To sign the Decleration of...
Exclamation of...
Amplification of...
Declaration of Rock, yeah!
Remove your hat for the United States of Rock and Roll
Where rockin' wears the crown!
For beuatiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of party down!
Tonight we're going to shake the world
From every mountain high,
The guitar spangled banner we will cry...
(Why)
'Cause rock and roll will never die!
(Jon Greenlee - drums, bass, lead guitar)
Copyright 1999 Zach London