can't you see by the look in our eyes   that the rock revolution won't be televised.         that the rock revolution won't be televised.   when she reached maturity   according to her father   can't you see by the look in our eyes   she was given   his old acoustic guitar      she taught herself a bunch of chords   and wrote songs about the oppression of the working class      and sang them in the park.   she sang   'cause the cleaner i get is the messiest yet   i will come clean   i will come clean   'cause the cleaner i get is the messiest yet      her and her music were becoming known   for her message and activism   across the continental united states   with her name on it for disturbing the peace   the f.b.i. even had a file   and the security of the nation.      can't you see by the look in our eyes   that the rock revolution won't be televised.   (x9)      that the rock revolution won't be televised.   can't you see by the look in our eyes   and it's truth, so it comes as no surprise   that the rock revolution won't be televised.