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Raised On Rock

This version of Raised On Rock was released by Elvis Presley in 1973.

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I remember as a child I used to hear
Music that they played Lord with a feel
Some call it folk, some call it soul
But people let me tell you it was rock and roll

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
Every day when I got home I turned on my radio

Listening to the music that my idols made
I knew every single record the DJ’s played
A honky tonk a Hound Dog, a Johnny B. Goode
Chain Gang, Love Is Strange, Knock On Wood

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat, I was made for rock and roll

I thought it was a fad, thought that it would pass
But the younger generation knew it would last
Time’s gone by, the beat goes on
But every time I hear it Lord it takes me home

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
Every day when I got home I turned on my radio

Mother played recordings of Beethoven’s Fifth
Mozart’s sonatas down the classical Liszt
My papa loved to listen to those country songs
While I was in the back room rockin’ on

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat, I was made for rock and roll

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat, I was made for rock and roll
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul

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The lyrics to Raised On Rock are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Elvis Presley in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Raised On Rock are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Elvis Presley and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Raised On Rock back when it was created.

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