I was born in Detroit rock city Pounding the pavement All the way to school Now I’m painting cars up real pretty On the graveyard shift At the River Rouge Redlined but ain't gonna crash it All down Woodward Avenue Blinded by the light on Gratiot Too fast for loving you And I do what I can Because that’s who I am Give me rock and roll man How bout you How bout you How bout you Out of sight like I hit the lotto Being tailed by a ghetto jet Just another Detroit desperado Beaten up but I ain’t dead yet Smoke screened All through Motown Power tripping Breathing alky fumes Head down It’s a motor city meltdown Gone in a sonic boom And I do what I can Because that’s who I am Give me rock and roll man How bout you How bout you How bout you Now I was born in Detroit rock city Pounding the pavement All the way to school Now I’m painting cars up real pretty On the midnight shift At the River Rouge Full speed down to the rock show Turn on the knobs to the right Another shift at work is a no show Detroit rock all night And I do what I can Because that’s who I am Give me rock and roll man How bout you How 'bout you How 'bout you How 'bout you How 'bout you How 'bout you How 'bout you How 'bout you