I was born here in the midwest
Where we coined the phrase that they still call "rock and roll"
Those rainy old days and cold winter nights
Could never stop the backbeat in my soul

And every time they told me
That it was only the fool
Who would waste their life in a back

Whenever you feel down
And you find you need someone to talk to
You know where i'll be found
I'll be standing here
Waiting for you girl to....

Find the way back to my heart
Whenever you need someone to talk to
Find the way back to my heart
Whenever you need some

Walking alone
Down an old city road
I was lonely
Shadows of time
That the world left behind
Seemed to be fading

As i look to the wind for comfort
She whispered to me these words of hope
She said.....

Somewhere out in the night
Love is gonna' find me

Rachel
What do i do now
You got me going
But i can't seem to find out what to do

Cause i'm a man that finds himself giving all that i can
But then you tell me time will bring us closer at hand

Sweet rachel
When am i gonna' find out
That the world is not always

Tell the preacher Sunday morning I'll be on my way

I'll be heading for the west towards Sunset in Uptown L.A.

Lord it's hard to find a job when you want it all

Got to keep my head up high gonna' pray for it all

In Uptown L.A.

Uptown L.A.

They tell me that the