Let there be rock In the beginning Back in nineteen fifty five Man didn't know about a rock 'n' roll show And all that jive The white man had the smoltz The black man had the blues No one knew what they was gonna do But Tchaikovsky had the news

Hard times are here And everywhere you go Times are harder than They ever been before You know, people are driftin' From door to door But they can't find no heaven I don't care where they go

Dress me up in stitches It's now or never Tired of wearing black and blue They crawl along Dying to get my blood on you Blood on you I can be your right of way So we can get out of here I've always been the one

You should be stronger than me Feel like a lady and you my lady boy 'Cause I've forgotten all of young love's joy You been here 7 years longer than me Don't you know you supposed to be the man? Not pale in comparison to who you think I am You always

She's all I see between the Devil and me The gates of Hell swing open wide Inviting me to step inside I'll be your friend Because again I know it's him The flames are spreading everywhere Through the smoke I see you there This world can take you by the

Girl say ooh ooh ooh I like ooh ooh ooh I like I'd like to take the time To love your body, rub your body, kiss and hug your body So I'm gun take the time to love your body, rub your body, kiss and hug your body Baby don't you know I'm here to get my

I will rise Here in the deep below I’m just trying to hold on I’m falling in the dark below I feel I’m falling in the big unknown I will rise again Only love could bring us Bring us to this bitter plane And only one of us who’s gonna walk away

I'll chase the dying of the light Our fellow man is now our enemy Can you taste the poison in the air? I swear it's everywhere, it's everywhere Hidden in plain sight Lost in black and white This is a failed state No love no empathy No love no unity

My love does it good Only my love only my love Everywhere with my love It's understood And when I go away I know my heart can stay With my love My love only my love And when the cupboard's bare

Here until I'm gone Just hanging on Even though I watched you come and go How was I to know You'd steal the show One day I'll have enough to gamble I'll wait to hear your final call and bet it all