[Verse 1]
I remember as a child, I used to hear
Music that they played, Lord, with a feel
Some call it folk, some call it soul
But, people, let me tell you it was rock and roll

[Chorus]
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
Every day when I got home, I turned on my radio

[Verse 2]
Listening to the music that my idols made
I knew every single record the DJ's played
A honky-tonk, a "Hound Dog", a Johnny B. Goode
"Chain Gang," "Love Is Strange," "Knock On Wood"

[Chorus]
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat, I was made for rock and roll

[Verse 3]
Some thought it was a fad, thought that it would pass
But the younger generation knew it would last
Time's gone by, the beat goes on
But every time I hear it, Lord, it takes me home
[Chorus]
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
Every day when I got home, I turned on my radio

[Verse 4]
Mother played recordings of Beethoven's Fifth
Mozart's sonatas down the classical Liszt
My papa loved to listen to those country songs
While I was in the back room, rocking on

[Chorus]
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat, I was made for rock and roll

[Outro]
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat, I was made for rock and roll
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat, I was made for rock and roll
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat, I was made for rock and roll
I was born to love the beat— (That's a gas)