Once upon a time not so very long ago There wasn't such a thing as a rock 'n roll show You had to sit at home and listen to the radio Then came a man
Well she drew out all her money from the Southern trust And put her little boy aboard a greyhound bus Leaving Louisiana for the golden west Down came
Oh, Carol, don't let him steal your heart away I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day Well, come in to my machine, so we can cruse
Now you know this ain't the kind of life for you It's not the way you thought that it would be If I could change my way to you If I could change, it wouldn
And you're just another Who just wants to hit and run Now you're on your own 'Cos I'm accident prone And I hope that you have your fun They say the devil
How you know the music When you don't know the score Do you think that you can make it When you don't need any more Is it really the reason When it is
I got Fat knees From crawling so fast I got Sore lips From kissin' your ass I know I don't want Anymore part of you I got Brain pain You make me so
As I looked across To where she was before I didn't have long To wait around here anymore We went to a place That I hadn't seen before She worked me over
Building dreams has always been my way Making time and living for the day Burning bridges never made me cry I could walk away with no goodbye Easy take
You're a dreamer A pretty little dreamer I couldn't leave you I really couldn't leave you You didn't gimme gimme time to beat the fever I've got the fever
Captured my heart Captured my memory Captured a time for me I could see A time for me Is gonna be Deep in my heart Deep in my memory Deep in a part of
I wasn't born in a lap de-luxe I didn't have no silver spoon We all dream 'bout mega bucks Like wishing for the moon. They say money just buys you problems
The world is in a mess And finished more or less It doesn't really matter And it's maybe too late to change it It's never too late to change it Did you
Well, you wouldn't read my letters if I wrote you You ask me not to call you on the phone Well, there's something I've been waiting for to tell you So
I see you every day Walking down the avenue I'd like to get to know you But all I do is smile at you Oh baby when it comes to talking My tongue get so
Don't hang up your shoes Just kick out the blues And rock 'til you drop tonight All we do Depends upon you So rock 'til you drop tonight We hit all the
Well, if you're ever in Los Angeles And you've got time to spare Take a stroll up Sunset Boulevard You'll find the Whiskey there Gliding round the tables
Win or lose, lose or win I ain't ever doing that again Keeping out and never creeping in No I ain't ever doing that again I know I've done some silly
