▁released ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁album ▁Center field . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁back ed ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁of ▁the ▁album . ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁at ▁number ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁Main stream ▁Rock ▁chart . ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁and ▁music ▁According ▁to ▁F og ert y , ▁" R ock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Girls " ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁watching ▁his ▁te en age ▁daughter ▁and ▁her ▁friends ▁h anging ▁out . ▁ ▁He ▁referred ▁to ▁them ▁as ▁" rock ▁and ▁roll ▁girls " ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁title ▁referenced ▁them ▁rather ▁than ▁group ies ▁who ▁the ▁term ▁might ▁also ▁refer ▁to . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁about ▁how ▁te en agers ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁world ▁that ▁they ▁don ' t ▁tell ▁their ▁parents ▁about . ▁ ▁It ▁illustr ates ▁those ▁" last ▁days ▁of ▁innoc ence ." ▁ ▁F og ert y ▁bi ograph er ▁Thomas ▁M . ▁K itt s ▁finds ▁the ▁song ▁a ▁hope ful ▁one ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁singer ▁can ▁escape ▁his ▁strugg les ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁world ▁" out ▁of ▁time " ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁can ▁find ▁music , ▁love ▁and ▁girls . ▁ ▁Music ▁critic ▁James ▁Per one ▁agre es ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁" cre ates ▁impress ions ▁of ▁love , ▁pop ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁beautiful ▁young ▁women ▁of ▁( pres umably ) ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁