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Huey Lewis and the News

Lyrics featured below: "The Heart of Rock n' Roll", "If this is it", "Jacob's Ladder" , "Heart and Soul" , "Hip to be square", "Power of Love", "I Want a New Drug"

The heart of rock n' roll

New York, New York, is everything they say
And no place that I'd rather be
Where else can you do a half a million things
All at a quarter to three
When they palt their music, ooh that modern music
They like it with a lot of style
But t's still that same old back beat rhythm
That really drives 'em wild

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I've seen I believe 'em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating

LA, Hollywood, and the Sunset Strip
Is something everyone should see
Neon lights and the pretty pretty girls
All dressed so scantily
When they play their music
That hard rock music
They like it with a lot of flash
But it's still that same old back beat rhythm
That really kicks 'em in the

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I've seen I believe 'em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating

DC, San Antone and the Liberty Town, Boston and Baton Rouge
Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco, too
Everywhere there's music, real live music, bands with a million styles
But It's still that some old rock and roll music
that really drives 'em wild

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I've seen I believe 'em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating

If This Is It

I've been phoning night and morning
I heard you say "tell him I'm not home"
Now you're confessing, But I'm still guessing
I've been your fool for so so long
Girl don't lie, just to save my feelings
Girl don't cry, and tell me nothing's wrong
Girl don't try to make up phony reasons
I'd rather leave than never believe

If this is it
Please let me know
If this ain't love you'd better let me know
If this is it
I want to know
If this ain't love baby, just say so

You've been thinking
And I've been drinking
We both know that it's just not right
Now you're pretending
That it's not ending
You'll say anything to avoid a fight
Girl don't lie, and tell me that you need me
Girl don't cry, and tell me nothing's wrong
I'll be alright one way or another
So let me go, or make we want to stay

If this is it
Please let me know
If this ain't love you'd better let me know
If this is it
I want to know
If this ain't love baby, just say so



Jacob's Ladder I met a fan dancer Down in South Side Birmingham She was running from a fat man Selling salvation in his hand Now he's trying to save me We'll I'm doing alright the best that I can Just another fallen angel Trying to get through the night Step by step, one by one, higher and higher Step by step, rung by rung climbing Jacob's ladder Coming over the airwaves The man says I'm overdue Sing along, send some money Join the chosen few Well mister I'm not in a hurry And I don't want to be like you And all I want from tomorrow Is to get it better than today Step by step, one by one, higher and higher Step by step, rung by rung climbing Jacob's ladder ------------------------------------------- Heart and Soul Two o'clock this morning If she should come a calling I couldn't dream of turning her away And if it got hot and hectic I know she'd be electric I'd let her take her chances with me You see, the gets what she wants 'Cause she's heart and soul She's hot and cold She's got it all, hot loving every night Can't you see her standing there See how she looks, see how she cares I let her steal the night away from me Nine o'clock this morning She left without a warning I let her take advantage of me You see, she got what she wanted 'Cause she's heart and soul She's hot and cold She's got it all, hot loving every night
Hip to be square I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around But I couldn't take the punishment, and had to settle down Now I'm playing it real straight, and yes I cut my hair You might think I'm crazy, but I don't even care Because I can tell what's going on It's hip to be square I like my bands in business suits, I watch them on TV I'm working out most everyday and watching what I eat They tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even car I know that it's crazy I know that it's nowhere But tehre is no denying that It's hip to be square It's not too hard to figure out, you see it everyday And those that were the farthest out have gone the other way You see them on the freeway, It don't look like a lot of fun But don't you try to fight it; "An idea who's time has come." Don't tell me that I'm crazy Don't tell me I'm nowhere Take it from me It's hip to be square
Power of Love The power of love is a curious thing make a one man weep, make another man sing Change a hawk to a little white dove more than a feeling that's the power of love Tougher than diamonds, bricks like cream Stronger and harder than a bad girl's dream make a bad one good make a wrong one right power of love that keeps you home at night Chorus 1 : You don't need money, don't take fame Don't need no credit card to ride this train It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes but it might just save your life That's the power of love That's the power of love First time you feel it, it might make you sad Next time you feel it it might make you mad But you'll be glad baby when you've found that's the power makes the world go'round Chorus 2 : And it don't take money, don't take fame don't need no credit card to ride this train It's strong and it's sudden it can be cruel sometimes but it might just save your life They say that all in love is fair yeah, but you don't care But you know what to do when it gets hold of you and with a little help from above you feel the power of love you feel the power of love Can you feel it ? Hmmm Chorus 3 : It don't take money and it don't take fame don't need no credit card to ride this train Tougher than diamonds and stronger than steel you won't feel nothin' till you feel you feel the power, just the power of love That's the power, that's the power of love You feel the power of love you feel the power of love feel the power of love
I Want a New Drug I want a new drug - one that won't make me sick One that won't make me crash my car, or make me feel three feet thick I want a new drug - one that won't hurt my head One that won't make my mouth too dry, or make my eyes too red One that won't make me nervous, wonderin' what to do One that makes me feel like I feel when I'm with you When I'm alone with you I want a new drug - one that won't spill One that don't cost too much, or come in a pill I want a new drug - one that won't go away One that won't keep me up all night, one that won't make me sleep all day One that won't make me nervous, wonderin' what to do ... I'm alone with you, baby I want a new drug - one that does what it should One that won't make me feel too bad One that won't make me feel too good I want a new drug - one with no doubt One that won't make me nervous, wonderin' what to do I'm alone with you, I'm alone with you, yeah