(R. Tyner, W. Kramer, F. Smith)

Motor City Music, Cotillion Music (BMI)



Sittin' in the classroom feel your heart thumpin'

start to get the feelin'

your head begins to reel n'

you can't hear what the teacher say

because the news is going down

'bout the rock and roll band in town

and you know you just gotta hear that band play

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

Oh tonight

On Tuesday comes a letter

well the army thinks I better

get myself down there right away

Well it's not that I'm lazy

but I'm just too crazy

to go do things that way

'cause the kids will be in town and the jams are goin' down

gotta do things the natural way

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

Oh tonight

Everyday, gonna hear them say

gonna get down in the USA tonight

OK kids...it's rockin' time!!

Everyday, gonna hear them say

gonna get down in the USA tonight

The sun starts goin' down

call my girl up on the phone

said I'll pick you up at 8

at last we'll be alone

I hop in my machine

you know I've gotta make the scene

but I'm dancin' to the ground

there's people going wild

when the band's really rockin' and there's no stoppin'

the room begins to whirl

the room begins to twirl

It's outta this world

it's outta this world

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

Oh tonight

And then the man on the record says 'hey now everybody

I gotta get movin', I gotta go downtown and hustle me up

some ACK-shun' Oh well I'll see you all later...

Well bye bye

bye