Rock Roll

When I was young, yeah I was young one time, we’ve all been young.

But, this one time when I was young my buddy gave me a tape. And it freaked me out

I didn’t know what to do. It was like TNT. I was in my brother’s room

And another time, different house, different song,

different friend, different band, he had real long hair,

pulled the record out, put the needle on and freaked me out

I’d never done drugs. I barely brushed my teeth.

But I was on the floor all glassy eyed fucked up beyond belief

Who’da known, who’da known, who’da known, who’da known

That it would be rock and roll

That would terrify and eat me

That would haunt me so completely

Yeah you were there, summer-time, young love, halcyon days, elysian fields

Marlboro reds, white car, blue eyes, cd in, cd in, cd in, a cd in a car stereo and it freaked me out

What he said about love. You were right there, I don’t know where I was

How much do I owe my uncle? I suspect it’s more than I can pay

He gave us a tascam, some maxells, a shure 57 and a stereo delay and we freaked me out

Yeah the hum and the hiss. We were only 16, but we were the shit