Young Man’s Game

Well there ain’t no rules and regulations

when you’re playin’ rock ‘n’ roll

You got your backbeat in the driver’s seat

you’re rollin’ and it’s outta control

Now they say that it’s a young man’s game

and that is who is burnin’ the flame

But they seem to forget who shot the rocket outta the hole

You got your young string slingers

burnin’ up and down the fretboard all day

You got your metal on the dark side

warnin’ of the judgment day

But there is still a lotta guys on the road

and they’re knockin’ down that backbeat load

We got thirty long years of bringin’ people rock ‘n’ rol

Rockin’ music makes us whole

It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old

They love to hear it on the radio

It takes their troubles away

I’ll tell ya what don’t work for me

The crazy ideology

That says playin’ that rock ‘n’ roll is just a young man’s game

Now if you’re playin’ in a coliseum or in a smoky ol’ club

Long as all the people rockin’

there’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on

When your singin’ in harmony

and you’re down on your bended knees

Throw your guitar in the trunk

and drive your Cadillac to the show

Rockin’ music makes us whole

It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old

They love to hear it on the radio

It takes their troubles away

I’ll tell ya what don’t work for me

The crazy ideology

That says playin’ that rock ‘n’ roll is just a young man’s game

I’m here to tell ya it drives me insane

To hear that rock ‘n’ roll music’s just a young man’s game

Drivin’ in my car I’m tryin’ to relax

But those rock ‘n’ roll critics talkin’ yak yak yak

I’m here to tell ya it drives me insane

To hear that rock ‘n’ roll music’s just a young man’s game

Drivin’ in my car I’m tryin’ to relax

Have mercy those critics talkin’ yak yak yak