Huey Lewis and the News - The Heart of Rock and Roll

New York, New York is everything they say 
And no place that I'd rather be 
Where else can you do a half a million things 
All at a quarter to three? 
When they play that music 
Ooh, that modern music 
They like it with a lot of style 
But it's still that same old back beat rhythm 
That really really drives 'em wild 

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating 
And from what I've seen, I believe 'em 
Now the old boy may be barely breathing 
But the heart of rock and roll 
Heart of rock and roll is still beating 

L.A., Hollywood and the Sunset Strip 
There's something everyone should see 
Neon lights and the pretty, pretty girls 
All dressed so scantily 
When they play that music 
That hard rockin' music 
They like it with a lot of flash 
But it's still that same old back beat rhythm 
That really really kicks 'em in the- 

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating 
And from what I've seen, I believe 'em 
Now the old boy may be barely breathing 
But the heart of rock and roll 
Heart of rock and roll is still beating 

D.C., San Anton' and the Liberty Town 
Boston and Baton Rouge 
Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City 
Seattle, San Francisco, too 
Everywhere there's music 
Real live music 
Bands with a million styles 
But it's still that same old rock and roll music 
That really really drives 'em wild 

dit-dit-dit-dit 
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating 
And from what I've seen, I believe 'em 
Now the old boy may be barely breathing 
But the heart of rock and roll 
Heart of rock and roll is still beating 

In Cleveland 
Detroit 
Heart of rock and roll