What’s the matter with the clothes I’m wearing?
(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.)
Where have you been hidin’ out lately, honey?
You can’t dress trashy till you spend a lot of money
Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout the new sound
Funny, but it’s still rock and roll to me
What’s the matter with the car I’m-a driving?
(Can’t you tell that it’s out of style?)
Should I get a set of white wall tires?
(Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?)
Nowadays you can’t be too sentimental
Your best bet’s a true baby blue Continental
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me
Well, it doesn’t matter what they say in the papers
It’s always been the same old scene
(Oh oh oh oh oh) There’s a new band in town
(Oh oh) You can’t get the sound from a story in a magazine…
Aimed at your average teen
How about a pair of pink sidewinders, a bright orange pair of pants?
(Well you could really be a Beau Brummell baby)
(If you just give it half a chance.)
Don’t waste your money on a new set of speakers
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways, it’s still rock ‘n’ roll 2 me
All right, Rico!
Ooooooh ooh, what’s the matter with the crowd I’m seeing?
(Don’t you know that they’re out of touch?)
Should I try to be a straight ‘A’ student?
(If you are then you think too much.)
Don’t you know about the new fashion honey?
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money
It’s the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It’s still rock and roll to me
Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout the new sound
Funny, but (it’s still rock and roll to me!)
Wooooooo-hoo!