[Verse] Hes just an old rocknroller playing music in a backstreet bar And he sings a little flat and he never learned to play the guitar But he keeps on belting out them rhythm and blues Long Tall Sally and Blue Suede Shoes He never faced the fact that hes never going to be a star Hes just an old rock n roller playing music in a backstreet bar He had a record in the sixties, it was big enough to go Top Ten And though he tried and he tried he never could make it happen again Hes been living twenty years on bourbon and pride Jerry Lee went crazy and Elvis died Then his third wife left him but he never really thought it would last And now she aint nothing but another little blast from the past But sometimes at night when the music and the crowd is having fun He steps up on the mike with a gleam in his eye And once again hes twentyone And then its BeBopALula and Heartbreak Hotel And Thatll Be The Day Then the sweet bird of youth just flies away Hes an earthbound eagle that never did learn how to fly He aint never going to make it but he sure did give it a try So go dye your hair and turn the music up loud When its time to go at least youll go down proud You aint never going to be nothing but what you are Just an old rock n roller playing music in a backstreet bar [Outro] Just an old rocknroller playing music in a backstreet bar
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