It took me by surprise
When I was just a kid
I watched my nights fall
And I expected nothing

Me in Springfield, Massachusetts
Life flowed like water
One morning I got life
By turning on the radio

It was called rock and roll
It drove me crazy
I didn't understand anything
Except that it was my life
You don't understand anything but it sounds good

It was one, two, three
Pretty mama
Four, five, six
I miss you
Seven, eight, nine
Can't get enough
Ten, eleven, twelve
I ain't got the blues

One, two, three
Come on baby
Four, five, six
A kiss
Seven, eight, nine
You're on my mind
Ten, eleven, twelve
Tell me when

Apparently, there are some who would damn themselves
For power, for gold
Everyone has their own way of selling their soul
We pity them for what they don't know

When I hear the intro to "Hey Joe"
Oh, I understand better than any word
And nothing puts me in the same state
As Aretha's voice

It was called rock and roll (rock, rock and roll)
It drove me crazy (it drove me, drove me crazy)
I didn't understand anything (didn't understand)
Except that it was my life (it was my life)
You don't understand anything but it sounds good

It was
It was one, two, three
Pretty mama
Four, five, six
I miss you
Seven, eight, nine
Can't get enough
Ten, eleven, twelve
I ain't got the blues

One, two, three
Come on baby (baby)
Four, five, six
A kiss (a kiss)
Seven, eight, nine
You're on my mind
Ten, eleven, twelve
Tell me when

And it was more than just music
A language, a communion
A secular religion
Our way of saying no
Long hair to the jacket
Same idols and same temples
We were all going in the same direction
Nowhere, yes, but together

And it's one, two, three
Pretty mama
Four, five, six
I miss you (miss you)
Seven, eight, nine
Can't get enough
Ten, eleven, twelve
I ain't got the blues

One, two, three
Come on baby (baby)
Four, five, six
A kiss
Seven, eight, nine
You're on my mind
Ten, eleven, twelve
Tell me when (tell me when)

One, two, three
Pretty mama (pretty mama)
Four, five, six
I miss you (miss you)
Seven, eight, nine
Can't get enough (can't get enough)
Ten, eleven, twelve
I ain't got the blues

One, two, three
Come on baby (yeah-ah)
Four, five, six
A kiss (give me a kiss)
Seven, eight, nine
You're on my mind (on my mind)
Ten, eleven, twelve
Tell me when (come on baby)

One, two, three
Pretty mama (pretty mama)
Four, five, six
I miss you (I miss you)
Seven, eight, nine
Can't get enough (I can't get enough)
Ten, eleven, twelve
I ain't got the blues (got the blues)
Come on baby

Hey yeah yeah
Alright-right
Alright, pretty mama

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