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   And all at a quarter to three   When they play their music, ooh that modern music   The like it with a lot of style   But it's still that same old back beat rhythm   That really drives them wild      CHORUS   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 is still beating      L.A., Hollywood and the Sunset Strip is something everyone should see   Neon lights and the pretty, pretty girls all dressed so scantily   When they play their music, that hard rock music   They like it with a lot of flash   But it's still that same old back beat rhythm   That really kicks 'em in the...      CHORUS      D.C., San Antone 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 drives 'em wild      CHORUS      In Cleveland   Detroit...heart of rock and roll