In a dark horse town, in the middle of the west
where friday takes so long to arrive
johnny wakes up dreaming and turns on the radio
The he jumps up playinand' his guitar in the mirror
starts his day with a rock and roll pulse
tonightand's the night that suzy and he
are goinand' to a rock and roll show
Tonight, iand'm gonna see some rock and roll
yeah, my favorite group is playinand'
tonight, iand'm gonna see some rock and roll
Well itand's showtime, and heand's caught up in the crowd
he hates the crush, but he loves the music loud
he reaches out, but suzyand's disappeared,
Now johnnyand's standinand' on a corner, after the show
lookinand' for his suzy dear
but there goes his suzy in the bandand's limousine, yeah
well thatand's the way it goes at these rock and roll shows
Thatand's the way it goes
itand's rock and roll
well, thatand's the way it goes
itand's rock and roll
Now suzyand's gone, and johnny hears a thunder
as he rolls another number and he counts
he counts the times heand's dreamt himself to be the hero
and'cause then when suzy (was a bore??)
heand's heard about adventure
as he looks into the mirror now he knows
he must be the star and play guitar like thunder
and find suzy at his rock and roll show
boy, if i only had a good guitar and a big amp
boy, it wouldnand't be somebody else takinand' my girl away
i tell ya, i know what i should do
iand'll put an ad in the paper, and get a few other guys
who wanna play as much as i do
i tell ya, i ainand't playinand' no surf music
iand'm gonna play some heavy music
iand'm gonna play bad, iand'm gonna play loud
i know just what i want it to sound like
itand's gonna sound like, itand's gonna sound like -
(...guitar solo...)
This is don kirshner
and tonight on don kirshnerand's rock concert
a new phenomenon in the music world
with six million albums to his credit in just two short years
my good friend, hereand's johnny
Now johnny became a legend in his time
found it easier to live in pain
half-a-hero in a hard-hearted game
Now itand's showtime, and heand's caught up in the glow
he hates the rush but he needs the music so
still he reaches out, but suzyand's disappeared
well thatand's the way it goes at these rock and roll shows
itand's rock and roll
Thatand's the way it goes, itand's rock and roll (repeat)
