I came of age
In a time of remarkable changes
I was educated
In the fine art of rhythm and blues
I was a rowdy young native son
Lookin for a stairway to heaven
I was wasted and strung out
Didn’t know what anything was all about

But I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin'
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na 
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
All night

I made my bones
At the wheel of a 58 Chevy
With a map of Louisiana
And a toxic blonde by my side
I had a one-way ticket
To a hole in the ground in the heartland
I was fed up, bummed out
Didn’t know what anything was all about

But I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
All night

I fell to earth
In a blaze of pain and confusion
I was a wild-eyed wannabe
Working class hero cliché
Those days are gone
But the changes still play out inside me
I can stand up and can sing out
And it doesn’t really matter what it’s all about

I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na

Rock n Roll Dreams

Philip Cody