We build this city, we build this city on rock'n'roll
We build this city, we build 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 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 'cos we're just simple fools
Looking for America crawling through your schools

We're not gonna take it, (we build this city on rock'n'roll)
No, we ain't gonna take it (we build this city on rock'n'roll)
We're not gonna take it anymore! (we build this city on rock'n'roll)