We built this city
We built this city on rock 'n' roll -
Built this city
We built this city on rock 'n' roll.

Someone's always playing corporation games.
Who cares they're always changing corporation names.
We just want to dance here but someone stole the stage.
They call us irresponsible
write us off the page.

We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

Who counts the money underneath the bar?
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?
Don't tell us you need us
'cause we're the ship of fools
Looking for America
Crawling through your schools.

We're not gonna take it/ we built this city 
No, we ain't gonna take it/ we built this city 
We're not gonna take it anymore/ we built this city on rock 'n' roll.
We built this city on rock 'n' roll.