A yellowed eight by ten in a ragged press kit folder
A tattered poster hanging on my bedroom wall
A snakeskin jacket in the back row of my closet
I can hear the echoes as the music rocks the hall
A bygone day in its grandeur and its glory
The scent of illegal incense in the air
Everyone i know has at least a few good stories
But if you recall the eighties - were you really there?
Hop aboard this laser beam - it's eighties on my time machine
When rock was king
Zeppelin dropped the wrecking ball
Loverboy would lead the call - to keep rocking
These times are taller than the tale
You can't exaggerate the power and the scale
When rock was king
Styx would rock the paradise - Survivor saw with tiger's eye
When rock was king
Motley Crue and Toto too - Boston - Kansas and Mr. Mister
We lived the dream
Even though eighties are a triumph come and gone
The tenors of these times are singing strong
When rock was king
When ACDC rock the sheds
Angus would take control
Ann Wilson left the house in shreds - with Heart
Stopping rock and roll
When rock was our religion
Big dreams - big hairs - big visions
Quiet Riot felt the noise - 38 Special were wild-eyed boys
When rock was king
Surrendering to the Cheap Trick - with REO and Aerosmith
When got our wings
So climb aboard the Starship - rainbow bound
This Journey's come full circle to the sound
When rock was king - when rock was king - when rock was king
Everything old is new again - when rock was king
Everything new is old again - when rock was king