Silence, ringing in my ears
I lay here alone, I roll back the years
It all felt so right, I lived for the night
In song is where I belong

Rock me and roll me away,
With my guitar is where I will stay
The good and the bad, happy or sad
Those sounds, they keep me around

I'm too old to act my age, dim the lights and hit the stage
Turn the Marshall up to ten
Pack this auditorium
I've been on top and I've been down
Through it all I've stuck around
Rock n roll is my best friend
And the party never ends

Lonely in my hotel room,
I've tried all the things
The movie stars do
But nothing works out right
No drug or insight my needs,
The music will feed

I'm too old to act my age, dim the lights and hit the stage
Turn the Marshall up to ten
Pack this auditorium
I've been on top and I've been down
Through it all I've stuck around
Rock n roll is my best friend
And the party never ends

I'm not ashamed, I love the fame,
Heaven knows what I've been through
It's all because of your applause and I live to play for you.