(Intro)
What you doin' tonight?
Well have you heard that the world's gone crazy?
Young Americans, listen when I say
There's people puttin' us down
I know they're sayin' that we've gone lazy
To tell you the truth, we've all seen better days
Don't need no fast buck lame duck profits for fun
Quick trick plans, take the money and run
We need long-term, slow burn, gettin' it done
And some straight talkin', hard workin' son of a gun
So what you doin' tonight?
I got faith in our generation
Let's stick together and futurize our attitudes
I ain't lookin' to fight, but I know with determination
We can challenge the schemers who cheat all the rules
Come on and take pride, be wise spottin' the fools
Big shots, crackpots bendin' the rules
A fair shot here for me and for you
Knowin' that we can't lose
And we'll be rockin' the Paradise
Rockin' the Paradise tonight
Rockin' in Paradise
Rockin' the paradise tonight, tonight
Tonight!
(Guitar solo)
Go, Sparky, go!
(Guitar solo continues)
Come on and take pride, be wise spottin' the fools
Big shots, crackpots bendin' the rules
A fair shot here for me and for you
Knowin' that we can't lose
And we'll be rockin' in Paradise
(Rockin' the Paradise tonight.)
You know we're rockin' the paradise
(Rockin' in Paradise.) You know we're rockin' tonight
(Rockin' the Paradise tonight.)
Everybody's gonna rock, rock, rock. (Rockin' the Paradise.)
Rock ya, rock ya, rock ya, rock, ya, rock ya, rock ya, rock ya
(Rockin' the paradise tonight.) Rockin' in Paradise
(Rockin' in Paradise.) Everybody!
(Rockin' the Paradise tonight.) Come on, come on
Rockin’ the Paradise was written by James Young & Tommy Shaw & Dennis DeYoung.
Rockin’ the Paradise was produced by Chuck Panozzo & Dennis DeYoung & Tommy Shaw & John Panozzo & James Young.
Styx released Rockin’ the Paradise on Mon Jan 19 1981.