that's damn rock & roll

Lyrics

it ain't a needle in a vein, it ain't backstage sex, it ain't lines of cocaine on a private jet, it ain't havin' a posse full of hangers-on following you around, it ain't long hair, tattoos, playin' too loud, naw, it ain't a middle finger on a t-shirt, the establishment's tryin' to sell, it's a guy with the balls who told the establishment to go to hell, it ain't about the money you make, when a record gets sold, it's about doin' it for nothin', 'cause it lives in your soul, that's damn rock and roll, that's damn rock and roll, it's a rock through a window, it's a riot in the street, it's a rebel revolution, that's fightin' for peace, it's burn-baby-burn, it's a brick in the wall, it's the first one to stand, and the last one to fall, it's a hip shakin' devil on a stage in tupelo, it's doin' what you want, 'stead of doin' what you're told, it's a preacher burnin' records, tellin' folks they ought to pray, 'cause the shepherd bought a gibson and lead the flock astray, that's damn rock and roll, give all you've got till there ain't nothing left, that's damn rock and roll, yeah, when the clash crashed the party, and the party got loud, and the party turned into an angry crowd, drowning demons feel no pain, found nirvana wasted shame, gone too soon just like a song, hendrix, joplin, what went wrong?, need some answers, right or wrong, need something to blame it on, ), that's damn rock and roll, that's damn rock and roll, another day in another town, load in the stage, and the lights, and the sound, here they come boys, they opened doors, count us off now craig, that's damn rock and roll, give all you've got till there ain't nothing left, that's damn rock and roll, every ounce of your blood and your sweat, that's damn rock, that's damn rock and roll, rock and roll, that's damn rock and roll, rock and roll