Jimi Jamison - When Rock Was King lyrics

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