I recall the very first time
I heard that Rock ´n Roll on the radio
Still I feel it like the first time
Send shivers down my back right to my toes
Now everybody in the school yard
Was rockin´ for their life the whole week through
Come Friday afternoon when school was over
We´d plan our secret rendezvous
And late at night when all were sleeping
I would steal away to find my crew

Oh, the time that we did have
Tales I could tell
Wild and crazy night out on patrol
Chances we´d take
Passion burned like fire in our soul
For Rock´ n Roll

I learned to rock while still a baby
Learned to roll while still a boy
But I did not rock-n-roll ´til I was able
To keep myself quite gainfully employed
And I´ve traveled just about the whole world over
And you know there ain´t too much I´ve not enjoyed

Oh, the time that we did have-etc.

In all these years it gave me power
To keep moving
It´s the only thing I know
It´s the only way I´ll go
What I am is what I owe
To Rock´ n Roll