That’s Damn Rock & Roll

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

Ain’t a middle finger on a tee shirt that the establishment’s trying to sell

It’s a guy with the balls, tellin’ 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 nothing, because it lives in your soul

That’s damn rock and roll

Now 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 led the flock astray

That’s damn rock and roll

Give all you’ve got till there ain’t nothing left

Now 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

Blame it on, blame it on, blame it on, blame it on

Blame it on, blame it on, blame it on, blame it on

Blame it on, blame it on

That’s damn rock and roll

Give all you’ve got till there ain’t nothing left

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

One, two, three, four

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

Now that’s damn rock

That’s damn rock and roll

Rock and roll

Damn rock and roll

Rock and roll