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've you been hidin' out lately, honey?
You can't dress trashy 'til 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 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
Oh, it doesn't matter
what they say in the papers
'Cause it's always been
the same old scene
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
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
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-and-roll to me
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
