“We Built This City” was a huge hit for Starship, reaching number one on the charts in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination.

The lyrics, as originally written, were… Read More [Chorus]

We built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

Built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

[Verse 1]

Say you don't know me

Or recognize my face

Say you don't care who goes

To that kind of place

Knee deep in the hoopla

Sinking in your fight

Too many runaways

Eating up the night

[Pre-Chorus]

Marconi plays the mamba

Listen to the radio, don't you remember?

We built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

[Chorus]

We built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

Built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

[Verse 2]

Someone always playing

Corporation games

Who cares? They're always changing

Corporation names

We just want to dance here

Someone stole the stage

They call us irresponsible

Write us off the page

[Pre-Chorus]

Marconi plays the mamba

Listen to the radio, don't you remember?

We built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

[Chorus]

We built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

Built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

[Bridge]

It's just another Sunday

In a tired old street

Police have got the chokehold, oh

Then we just lost the beat

[Verse 3]

Who counts the money

Underneath the bar

Who rides the wrecking ball

Into our guitars

Don't tell us you need us

'Cause we're the ship of fools

Looking for America

Coming through your schools

[Interlude]

I'm looking out over that Golden Gate bridge

On another gorgeous sunny Saturday

And I'm seeing that bumper to bumper traffic

Don't you remember? ('Member, 'member)

It's your favorite radio station

In your favorite radio city

The city by the bay, the city that rocks

The city that never sleeps

[Pre-Chorus]

Marconi plays the mamba

Listen to the radio, don't you remember?

We built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

[Chorus]

We built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

Built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

[Chorus]

Built this city (ooh-hoo)

We built this city on rock and roll

Built this city

We built this city on rock and roll

[Outro]

We built, we built this city, yeah

(Built this city) We built, we built this city

We built, we built this city, yeah

(Built this city) We built, we built this city

We built, we built this city, yeah

(Built this city) We built, we built this city

We built, we built this city, yeah

(Built this city) We built, we built this city

We built, we built this city, yeah