Still Rock'n'Roll to me Billy Joel
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What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
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"Can't You tell that your tie's too wide?"
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Maybe I should buy some old tab collar? "Welcome back to the age of jive.
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Where have you been hiddin' out lately, honey?
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You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money"
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Everybody talking 'bout the new sound. Funny,
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but it's still rock and roll to me.
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What's the matter with the car I'm driving? Can't tell it's out of style?"
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Should I get a set of white wall tires? "Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?
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Nowadays you can’t be too sentimental.
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Your best bet's a true baby, blue Continental."
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Hot funny, cool punk even if it's old junk, it's still rock and roll to me.
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Oh it doesn't matter what they say in the papers,
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'cause it's always been the same old scene
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There's a new band in town but you can't get the sound
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from a story in a magazine
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Aimed at your average teen
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How about a pair of pink sidewinders and a bright orange pair of pants?
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"Well, you could really be a Beau Brummel baby
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if you just give it half a chance.
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Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers.
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You get more milage from a cheaper pair of sneakers."
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Next phase, new wave, dance trace, anyways
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it's still rock and roll to me.
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What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
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"Don't know that they're out of tough?"
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Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?"
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If you are, then you think too much."
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"Don't you know about the new fashion, honey?
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All you need are looks and a whole lota money."
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It's the next phase, new wave, dance trace; anyways
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it's still rock and roll to me.
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Everybody's talking about the new sound. Funny,
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but it's still rock and roll to me.