God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Put it in the soul of everyone Do you know what you want? (You don't know for sure) You don't feel right (you can't find a cure) And you're getting less than what you're looking for You don't have money (or a fancy car) And you're tired of wishing on a falling star You gotta put your faith in a loud guitar, oh God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to everyone (oh, yeah) God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Put it in the soul of everyone Now listen If you wanna be a singer (or play guitar) Man, you gotta sweat or you won't get far 'Cause it's never too late to work nine-to-five You can take a stand or you can compromise You can work real hard or just fantasize But you don't start living till you realize I gotta tell ya God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to everyone God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Put it in your soul God gave rock 'n' roll to you (To everyone he gave the song to be sung) Gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to everyone God gave rock 'n' roll to you (To everyone he gave the song to be sung) Gave rock 'n' roll to you Saved rock 'n' roll for everyone Saved rock 'n' roll God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to everyone (oh, yeah) God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Put it in the soul of everyone God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to everyone God gave rock 'n' roll to you Gave rock 'n' roll to you Put it in the soul of everyone I know life sometimes can get tough And I know life sometimes can be a drag But people, we have been given a gift We have been given a road And that road's name is rock 'n' roll Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah