​[Intro]
(Explosive Lakeside-style handclaps and heavy LinnDrum beat)
(Deep Minimoog bass and Jupiter-8 brass stabs punching through)
(Vocoder: GET READY TO ROLL)
(Vocoder: SKATE! DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO!)
​[Chorus: MALE CHORUS MELODIC UNISON]
(Full arrangement explosion right after Intro)
SKATE! DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO
KEEP ON ROLLING, JUST ME AND YOU
FEEL THE FRICTION, FEEL THE HEAT
WITH THE MAGIC OF THE FUNK BENEATH YOUR FEET
(Vocoder: ROLLING ON, ROLLING ON)
​[Verse 1: Baritone Sing]
Lacing up tight as the floor starts to glow
Watching the rhythm of the people flow
Got my wheels spinning like a hurricane
Taking the pleasure and forgetting the pain
​[Verse 2: Baritone Sing]
Side to side, see the shadows glide
Nowhere to run and there’s nowhere to hide
The groove is an ocean, wide and deep
Waking the soul from a long dark sleep
​[Pre-Chorus]
(Melodic transition with DX7 and Rhodes)
(Vocoder: Don't you ever stop the turning wheels)
The tension is breaking, I love how it feels
We’re heading for the top of the funky hills
​[Chorus: MALE CHORUS MELODIC UNISON]
SKATE! DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO
KEEP ON ROLLING, JUST ME AND YOU
FEEL THE FRICTION, FEEL THE HEAT
WITH THE MAGIC OF THE FUNK BENEATH YOUR FEET
​[Verse 3: Baritone Sing]
Look at the style, look at the grace
The smile of freedom on every face
We’re synchronized in a perfect line
Making the moment look so divine
​[Verse 4: Baritone Sing]
No more pressure, no more heavy load
Cruising down the golden road
The spirit of the funk is the only law
The finest vibration that you ever saw
​[Pre-Chorus]
(Juno-60 bright chord accents)
(Vocoder: Catch the cosmic vibration)
The sun is rising in the middle of the night
Everything’s moving in the speed of light
​[Chorus: MALE CHORUS MELODIC UNISON]
SKATE! DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO
KEEP ON ROLLING, JUST ME AND YOU
FEEL THE FRICTION, FEEL THE HEAT
WITH THE MAGIC OF THE FUNK BENEATH YOUR FEET
​[Bridge 1: Vocoder & Funk Jam]
(Deep synth bass solo with ARP Odyssey squelches)
(Vocoder: LEFT FOOT, RIGHT FOOT, WORK THE FLOOR)
(Vocoder: GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING FOR)
(Vocoder: DANCE, SKATE, FEEL THE WEIGHT)
​[Verse 5: Baritone Sing]
Every lesson I learned is in the way I glide
With the power of the soul by my side
The circle is sacred, the circle is strong
This is the place where we all belong
​[Verse 6: Baritone Sing]
I see the light reflecting in your eyes
Under the canopy of the starlit skies
We’re weightless and reckless, wild and free
The ultimate vision of what life can be
​[Pre-Chorus]
(Prophet-5 thick pad swells)
(Vocoder: The fire is burning in your soul)
Let the spirit of the roller make you whole
As we head toward the final goal
​[Chorus: MALE CHORUS MELODIC UNISON]
SKATE! DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO
KEEP ON ROLLING, JUST ME AND YOU
FEEL THE FRICTION, FEEL THE HEAT
WITH THE MAGIC OF THE FUNK BENEATH YOUR FEET
​[Bridge 2: Long Instrumental P-Funk Jam]
(Extended Lakeside-style percussive jam with synth solos)
(Vocoder: FREEDOM, PASSION, ETERNAL MOTION)
(Vocoder: FEEL THE POWER OF THE FUNK OCEAN)
​[Verse 7: Baritone Sing]
The night is ending but the vibe remains
Flowing like lightning through my veins
I’m holding my head up, feeling the pride
With the glory of the spirit deep inside
​[Outro]
(Vocoder: NEVER STOP THE MOTION)
(Vocoder: SKATE INTO THE FOREVER)
(Heavy Minimoog and 808 claps fade out)
(Baritone ad-libs: "Yeah... skate on... feel that heat... keep it smooth...")
(Vocoder: SKATE... SKATE... SOUL...)