Nineteen seventy one
00:08
We all heard the starters gun
00:10
New york is such a pity but at max's kansas city we won
00:13
We all shot the shit at the bar
00:20
With johnny o'toole and his scar
00:23
And then old clive davis said he's surely gonna make us a star
00:27
I'm gonna make you a star
00:33
Just the way you are
00:37
But with all his style
00:41
I could see in his eyes
00:44
That we is goin' on trial
00:47
And it was no surprize
00:50
The boys kept kickin' ass
01:03
As usual time will tell
01:05
But some bitch in the choir threw waters on the fires of hell
01:09
She loved to show and tell
01:15
Lord she loved to tell
01:19
But with all our style
01:22
You could see in our eyes
01:26
That we is still on trial
01:29
Baby it's no surprize, no surprize, no surprize, no surprize
01:32
Midnight lady
01:48
Situation fetal
01:50
Vaccinate your ass with your phonograph needle
01:51
I say lookie here
02:01
Friend of mine
02:03
Scratch like you need calomine
02:03
Flamingo boots
02:05
Soles a-creakin'
02:06
Still in love and puerto rican too
02:07
Ridin' on the wheels of hell
02:09
Smokin' up our axle grease
02:15
Oh the backstage is rockin' and we're coppin' from the local police
02:18
That's right the local police
02:21
Or the justice of peace
02:29
Rock and roll
02:57
Junkie whore
02:58
Got my foot inside the door
02:59
Knock knock, knock knock, knock
03:00
Nobody's keepin' score
03:03
Bad times go away
03:11
Come again some other day
03:12
Topaz and sassafraz
03:14
Will keep the blues away
03:17
Candy store rock and roll
03:25
Corporation jelly roll
03:26
Play the singles it ain't me
03:27
It's programmed insanity
03:29
You ascap if bmi
03:32
Could ever make a mountian fly
03:34
If japanese can boil teas
03:35
Then where the fuck's my royalties?
03:37
04:09
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Nineteen seventy one
We all heard the starters gun
New york is such a pity but at max's kansas city we won
We all shot the shit at the bar
With johnny o'toole and his scar
And then old clive davis said he's surely gonna make us a star
I'm gonna make you a star
Just the way you are
But with all his style
I could see in his eyes
That we is goin' on trial
And it was no surprize
The boys kept kickin' ass
As usual time will tell
But some bitch in the choir threw waters on the fires of hell
She loved to show and tell
Lord she loved to tell
But with all our style
You could see in our eyes
That we is still on trial
Baby it's no surprize, no surprize, no surprize, no surprize
Midnight lady
Situation fetal
Vaccinate your ass with your phonograph needle
I say lookie here
Friend of mine
Scratch like you need calomine
Flamingo boots
Soles a-creakin'
Still in love and puerto rican too
Ridin' on the wheels of hell
Smokin' up our axle grease
Oh the backstage is rockin' and we're coppin' from the local police
That's right the local police
Or the justice of peace
Rock and roll
Junkie whore
Got my foot inside the door
Knock knock, knock knock, knock
Nobody's keepin' score
Bad times go away
Come again some other day
Topaz and sassafraz
Will keep the blues away
Candy store rock and roll
Corporation jelly roll
Play the singles it ain't me
It's programmed insanity
You ascap if bmi
Could ever make a mountian fly
If japanese can boil teas
Then where the fuck's my royalties?
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