[00:32.91]He was a tough fifteen
[00:33.36]He heard a guitar scream
[00:36.21]and he knew he'd never be the same
[00:37.23]It was magic
[00:37.53]Like fire running through his veins
[00:39.87]Got him a six string
[00:47.46]Make your head ring
[00:51.48]They said the boy must be insane
[00:53.76]No one could understand
[00:56.19]how good that guitar felt in his hands
[00:57.33]He played it loud
[00:57.69]To shut the whole world out
[01:04.65]He thought he heard the crowd scream
[01:11.64]Calling out his name
[01:16.14]And he showed them all
[01:19.98]In the name of rock and roll
[01:22.56]He stood tall
[01:22.83]In the name of rock and roll
[01:25.38]He did it all
[01:25.65]In the name of rock and roll
[01:27.87]And he never stopped
[01:29.28]This city kid was born to rock
[01:31.05]Played that scene cool and clean
[01:40.29]Rocked them down on a skin tight jeans
[01:42.09]On the streets
[01:44.34]They said the kid was gonna be king, yeah
[01:51.24]Felt the beat, felt the heat
[01:54.30]The road was hotter than he thought it could be
[01:56.64]Closed his eyes…
[01:59.22]and never stopped chasing the dream, that's right
[02:02.70]Could he make it play
[02:07.02]Does he got what it takes
[02:07.62]To go all the way
[02:08.34]Well, there's a price to pay… yeah
[02:20.70]But he showed them all
[02:21.24]In the name of rock and roll
[02:26.28]He stood tall
[02:26.61]In the name of rock and roll
[02:29.94]He heard the call
[02:30.27]In the name of rock and roll
[02:32.16]Well he did it all
[02:32.73]And you know he'd do it all again
[02:33.87]In the name of rock and roll
[02:35.91]He stood tall
[02:36.21]In the name of rock and roll
[02:37.35]He stood tall
[02:37.62]In the name of rock and roll
[02:40.56]Yeah, he did it all…
[02:41.28]In the name of rock and roll
[02:44.70]No he never stopped… that skinny kid was born to rock
[02:54.24]On a hot summer night… under the white spotlight,
[03:01.32]You should have heard that boy play…
[03:02.58]He could've called out his name…
[03:05.16]He heard the crowd scream…
[03:05.88]Solo: Dave Meniketti
[03:06.33]In the name of rock and roll
[03:08.64]In the name of rock and roll
[04:02.01]This kid is hot
[04:02.91]In the name of rock and roll
[04:05.61]You'd better watch out, he's gonna blow you away…
[04:07.50]In the name of rock and roll
[04:09.81]Like an old gunslinger…
[04:10.47]In the name of rock and roll
[04:11.82]with a quick itchy finger
[04:12.72]In the name of rock and roll
[04:13.44]that's squeezin' the trigger for fame
[04:14.55]In the name of rock and roll
[04:17.19]When he took the stage,
[04:18.30]In the name of rock and roll
[04:20.43]He knew they'd remember his name…
[04:21.54]He showed 'em all!
[04:21.81]In the name of rock and roll
[04:27.48]He stood tall!
[04:27.75]In the name of rock and roll
[04:31.08]And he heard the call!
[04:31.50]In the name of rock and roll
[04:33.30]Yeah he did it all, and you know he'd do it all again!
[04:36.99]In the name of rock and roll
[04:41.97]He stood tall!
[04:42.39]In the name of rock and roll
[04:48.63]He showed 'em all!
[04:48.90]In the name of rock and roll
[04:50.88]Oooo… he never stopped, that skinny kid was born to rock
[04:53.37]In the name of rock and roll
[04:58.65]Born to rock
[04:58.92]In the name of rock and roll
[05:03.18]He's so bad…
[05:03.45]In the name of rock and roll
[05:04.65]And he never stopped, that skinny kid was born to rock
[05:07.92]In the name of rock and roll
[05:10.53]Allright
[05:10.68]In the name of rock and roll
[05:20.67]He showed 'em all
[05:20.94]In the name of rock and roll
[05:21.72]And he never stopped, that skinny kid was born to rock

He was a tough fifteen
He heard a guitar scream
and he knew he'd never be the same
It was magic
Like fire running through his veins
Got him a six string
Make your head ring
They said the boy must be insane
No one could understand
how good that guitar felt in his hands
He played it loud
To shut the whole world out
He thought he heard the crowd scream
Calling out his name
And he showed them all
In the name of rock and roll
He stood tall
In the name of rock and roll
He did it all
In the name of rock and roll
And he never stopped
This city kid was born to rock
Played that scene cool and clean
Rocked them down on a skin tight jeans
On the streets
They said the kid was gonna be king, yeah
Felt the beat, felt the heat
The road was hotter than he thought it could be
Closed his eyes…
and never stopped chasing the dream, that's right
Could he make it play
Does he got what it takes
To go all the way
Well, there's a price to pay… yeah
But he showed them all
In the name of rock and roll
He stood tall
In the name of rock and roll
He heard the call
In the name of rock and roll
Well he did it all
And you know he'd do it all again
In the name of rock and roll
He stood tall
In the name of rock and roll
He stood tall
In the name of rock and roll
Yeah, he did it all…
In the name of rock and roll
No he never stopped… that skinny kid was born to rock
On a hot summer night… under the white spotlight,
You should have heard that boy play…
He could've called out his name…
He heard the crowd scream…
Solo: Dave Meniketti
In the name of rock and roll
In the name of rock and roll
This kid is hot
In the name of rock and roll
You'd better watch out, he's gonna blow you away…
In the name of rock and roll
Like an old gunslinger…
In the name of rock and roll
with a quick itchy finger
In the name of rock and roll
that's squeezin' the trigger for fame
In the name of rock and roll
When he took the stage,
In the name of rock and roll
He knew they'd remember his name…
He showed 'em all!
In the name of rock and roll
He stood tall!
In the name of rock and roll
And he heard the call!
In the name of rock and roll
Yeah he did it all, and you know he'd do it all again!
In the name of rock and roll
He stood tall!
In the name of rock and roll
He showed 'em all!
In the name of rock and roll
Oooo… he never stopped, that skinny kid was born to rock
In the name of rock and roll
Born to rock
In the name of rock and roll
He's so bad…
In the name of rock and roll
And he never stopped, that skinny kid was born to rock
In the name of rock and roll
Allright
In the name of rock and roll
He showed 'em all
In the name of rock and roll
And he never stopped, that skinny kid was born to rock