Don't try to talk to your mother
She won't understand
She says you're crazy; boy [bad word] wild
Don't try to talk to your father
He won't give a [bad word] Saying you're lazy, and a problem child 

You got to be strong
If you will survive
Stay alive 

Well they can kick they can beat
Knock us down to the ground
But we will rise, and we'll march again
'Cause we are the heat, we are the sound
of rolling thunder in the wind 

And so we are here
And we won't give up
We won't stop 

Red, hot and heavy
The way it's gonna be
Red, hot and heavy
Now don't you see
Red, hot and heavy
We're bringing you down
So touch the ground 

You know the big revolution
It's gotta be so
Out in the streets we're gonna shout it out
You know the final solution
It's rock 'n' roll
That's what we need, and we'll keep it loud 

And so we are here
For a night on the town
Rock this city down