Give me something that's real
Like rock and roll.
Give me something I can feel
Down in the soul.
'Cause everything is perfect.
Everything is clean,
Just an imitation of the thing it used to be.
Give me something that's real
Like rock and roll.
And let me hitch a ride on a rusty freight train
Back in time to a dying day
When songs were played out of tune
And you could hear a heartbeat through
The radio.
Tell me something that you need
With all your heart.
Whisper secrets you've been keeping
In the dark.
Yeah, 'cause everybody's talking
Just to make some noise.
Half the shit we're saying don't mean nothing anymore.
Tell me something that you mean
With all your heart.
And let me hitch a ride on a rusty freight train
Back in time to a dying day
When songs were played out of tune
And you could hear a heartbeat through
The radio.
We don't look them in the eyes much anymore,
Hands in our pockets and our face down to the floor.
Everybody's staring at their telephone.
We got the whole world in our hands
And we've never been more alone.
So give me something that's real
Like rock and roll.
Give me something I can feel
Down in my soul.
And let me hitch a ride on a rusty freight train
Back in time to a dying day
When songs were played out of tune
And you could hear a heartbeat through
The radio.
Give me something that's real
Like rock and roll.