How do you afford for your rock'n'roll life style?
Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly How much did you pay for your bad Mato Guzzi? And how much did you spend on your black leather Jacket? Is it you or you parents in this income tax bracket?
Now tickets to concerts, and drinking at clubs Sometimes for music that you haven't even herd of
And how much did you pay for your rock and roll T-shrit, That proves you were there, that you heard of them first?
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Oh, tell me. Oh yeah, alright. Alright. ah yeah alright oh.
How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar, The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar, One he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? (As long, aw yeah aw awwww) As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.
Aging black leather And hospital bills And tattoo removal And dozens of pills
Your liver pays dearly now For youthfull magic moments But rock on completely With some brand new components
Now, how do you afford you rock 'n' roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? All-right, aw yeah. So good. Oh baby.
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