The kids were shouting, "Let us out", and their parents did

Then two years, then three years

Then show time and now they're making rock 'n' roll

Those kids are making progress now

They say "hear us out" in every town

They do it one mile by one mile at a time

Though it seems like every time I get a little bit closer

To what I want I land further away from where and when I was a little bit younger

If you still don't know how the cadence goes, we say

This parade still marches on

Louder than it ever was

Right, left, right, come on

Come on, get up and just follow the tempo

Where streets filled with people

Sing on and on and on through the town

The beat goes on

The kids are yelling, "Play the song that I heard that once

I don't know what it's called or how it goes

But it's all the same to me"

The girls are screaming, "Let us in because we're what you want

To solve all your problems for tonight

Because you're just so rock 'n' roll"

Though it seems like every time I get a little bit closer

To what I want I land further away from where and when I was a little bit younger

If you still don't know the way we roll, we go

This parade still marches on

Louder than it ever was

Right, left, right, come on

Come on, get up and just follow the tempo

Where streets filled with people

They sing on and on and on through the town

The beat goes on

Let's get back to tearing this place a new floor

Left, right, left, come on

Come on, get up and just follow the tempo

Streets filled with people

They sing on, on, they sing on and on and on

The beat goes on