They thought you had some kind of instant answer.
They thought you had some peasant blues.
They thought you were a kind of holy roller.
With time enough,
only time to lose.
You came on like some backstreet urchin.
With the finest education in the land.
Day one dance, dancing songs.
You can no longer stand to play.
Take the money, rock and roll away.
They thought you had some kind of instant answer.
They thought that you had some peasant
blues.
They thought you were a kind of holy roller.
With time enough, and only time to
lose.
You came on like an angel plucked from heaven.
Man come down to man, with man to dwell.
Oh,
you did so well.
Writing rhymes and songs for your career.
With rock and roll to make it easy on the ear.
Take this,
it will improve your backstreet vision.
A holy rolling angel gone to ground.
The old time sounds, singing songs.
You can no longer stand to play.
Take the money, rock and roll away.
And the ladies come and go, but they never stay.
Take it easy, rock and roll away.