There's a downtown corner, people downtown know
And a back beat rhythm on the radio
And the girl who listens
To a young man's song
On the block I live on
In the place I'm from
Well the young man sitting
On the dock of the bay
He took a longterm trip
On a first class plane
Now the whole world listens
To that one man's song
On the block I live on
In the place I'm from
Tell me, does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul
With the roots of rock & roll
Well the man in black sits
On a screened in porch
Making birthday wishes
Seventy one almost
You can hear him singing
Chariots swing low
On the block I live on
In the place I know
Tell me, does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul
With the roots of rock & roll
Na na na na na I've been there before
When you can't get through it
You can listen to it