Lyrics

IT’S GOT TO BE THE ROCK!

Chorus:
It’s gotta’ be the rock to make me roll. It’s gotta’ be the Rock, to move my soul.
It’s gotta’ be hot, It’s gotta’ be bold, “Cause if it’s not, it’s not Rock & Roll!

You want to get me dancing. You want to move my feet.
Give me that kick, that hi-hat cymbal, that tom tom’s earthy beat,
Great bass on the bottom, chunky rhythm guitar,
A scorching lead that heats my toes, and a voice that’s breathing hard!

CHORUS:

It’s Friday Night we’re scooping, Got the hard top in third gear,
Just a gallon of gas, was all we could buy, that Big E’s creeping near,
There’s a carful of teen-age cuties, moving up real close,

They’re fluffing their curls in the rear-view mirror, now Jerry Vale is toast.

It’s gotta’ be the rock!........SOLO.……. It’s gotta’ be the rock!…….. SOLO………..
(Instrumental Solo for the rest of the chorus)

I love Brubeck and Mozart. I hold Nat and Bing real dear.
Ray Price singing, “lay your head on my pillow” always brings me tears.
There’s nothing like John Denver to keep me Rocky Mountain High,
But at the end of the day, when I want to play, it’s Rock and that’s no jive!

It’s gotta’ be the rock, when I want to roll. It’s got’ta be the Rock, to move my weary soul.
It’s gotta’ be hot, It’s gotta’ be bold, ‘Cause if it’s not, it’s not Rock & Roll!
It’s gotta’ be hot, It’s gotta’ be bold, ‘Cause if it’s not, it’s not Rock & Roll!

Music & Lyrics © Mark E. Adams-Westin 6-4-2018