Rock the House and Roll Back the Furniture
They’re smoking Lucky’s; watching Hit Parade;
And Ronald Regan; with his Death Valley days.
What’s that I’m hearing; is it in my head;
I hear a rumbling; while I lay in bed.
I can’t believe it; do I hear a new beat;
I’m out of bed now; and I’m on my feet.
The room is rocking; and my body rolls;
They’re screaming at me; but I won’t be controlled.
They call me Rebel; and they say I’m no good;
But let me rock you; like I know that I could
She wears a hairdo; that is high on her head;
She wears a short skirt; that just lays me dead.
And Little Richard; with his new Ding-a-ling;
When school is over; we can shake that thing.
Here comes a girl now; in her high school sweater;
And it’s for sure I’d like to know her better.
We fell in love; but it broke our hearts;
I sit alone now in our favorite park.
I’m just so lonely; won’t you Stand By Me
I’m drifting and drifting baby; out on this sea.
The joint was jumping; down on honky- tonk street;
And from a Cadillac; stepped a cat named Pete.
I now am twenty one; and I’m hitting the clubs;
I’m watching Charlie Musslewhite; play at the pub.
Two hours driving and I’m at the gate;
I’m seeing B.B. and I just can’t wait.
Look at those hippies; with their unkempt hair;
But that girl is pretty; standing over there.
And I hear Jimmy; singing Light My Fire;
A purple haze surrounds me; with my burning desire.
They say I’m drafted; but what does this mean;
I’ve been unwanted; since before I was eighteen
Those Golden Ribbons; and those fortunes of war;
What will it matter if we’re not here no more?
The band is singing; of their Big Ten Inch
And on my T.V.; is the Christmas Grinch.
I guess I’m nothing but some Bad Company;
And I’m a rebel; which I guess you can see
I asked the bank; for a loan or a grant;
They want collateral; so I pulled down my pants.
These songs are playing; may they never end;
And if I had to; I would do it again
Copyright © Leonard Taormina | Year Posted 2009
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