He rocked his way through yesterday, Lord he thought he had a chan ce
He played guitar and wrote some tunes, of love and roman ce
He did his share of travelin , like a dog without a home
A fugitive who would rather give, a star that neve r shone
Isn t it a p ity, isn t it a shame
No one ever w arned the boy
Rock n r oll is a vicious game , oh yea h
He said he wouldn t get led around, or caught up in th e gam es
Or end up in a gallery, of faces with no names
And rock n roll was in his s oul, and music was a friend
He recorded a song that made us s ing along, and he was on the road again
Isn t it a p ity, isn t it a s hame
No one ever w arned the boy
Rock n ro ll is a vicious g ame, oh oh o h oh y eah oh o h oh oh oh
Stage fright, ooh, and long black limo usines
He s p ushing himself a way too hard, or so it seem s
He opened up his heart to us, he gave us what he could
We symphathized and harmonized, he made us all feel good
But it s funny how those things can change, and time can pass us by
Songs that moved us so easily, no longer make us cry
Now isn t it a pity, isn t it a shame
No one ever warned the boy
Rock n roll is a vicious game, oh oh, oh
Oh yeah, oh, oh oh oh, oh, yeah, yeah yeah yeah
My my my, rock n roll is a vicious game, yeah
Rock n roll, rock n roll, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh