Testo Josephine Billy Joel
Whatôs the matter with the clothes Iôm wearing?
"Cant`t you tell that your tie`s too wide?
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?
Welcome back to the age of jive.
Where have you been hidin`out lately, honey?
You can`t dress trashy till you spend a lot of money.
Everybodyôs talkin``bout the new soundFunny, but itôs still rock and roll to me.
Whatôs the matter wiht the car Iôm driving.
"Cant`t you tell that itôs out of style?"
Should i get a set of white wall tires?
"Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?
Nowadays you can`t be too sentimental
You best betôs a true baby blue
Continental."
Hot funk, cool punk, even if itôs old junk.
Itôs still rock and roll to me.
Oh, it doesnôt matter what they say in the papers
`Cause itôs always been the same old scene.
Thereôs new band in town.
But you canôt get the sound from a story in a magazine...
Aimed at your average teen.
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of paints?
"You could really be a Beau Brummel baby,
if you just give it half a chance.
Donôt waste your money on a new set of speakers,
you get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers."
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways.
Itôs still rock and roll to me.
Whatôs the matter with the crowd Iôm seeing?
"Donôt you know that theyôre out of touch?"
Should I try to be a straight ôAôstudent?
"If you are then you think too much. Donôt you
know about the new fashion honey? All you needare looks and a whole lotta money."
Itôs the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
Itôs still rock and roll to me.
Everybodyôs talkinô ôbout the new sound
Funny, but itôs still rock and roll to me.