[Verse 1]
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearin'?
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars
Welcome back to the age of jive

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, where you been hangin' out lately, honey?
You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money

[Chorus]
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound
Funny, but it's still rock 'n' roll to me

[Verse 2]
What's the matter with the car I'm drivin'?
Can't you tell that it's out of style?
Well, should I get a set of whitewall tires?
Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?

[Pre-Chorus]
Wеll, nowadays you can't be too sentimental
Your bеst bet's a true baby blue Continental

[Chorus]
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk
It's still rock 'n' roll to me
[Bridge]
Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers
Cause it's always been the same old scene
Well, there's a new band in town but you can't get the sound
From a story in a magazine
Aimed at your average teen

[Verse 3]
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers

[Chorus]
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It's still rock 'n' roll to me
Hey!

[Verse 4]
Oh, what's the matter with the crowd I'm seein'?
Don't you know that they're out of touch?
Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?
If you are then you're thinkin' too much
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you know about the new fashion, honey?
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money

[Chorus]
It's the next phase, new wave
Dance craze, anyways
It's still rock 'n' roll to me
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound
Funny, but it's still rock 'n' roll to me