We've been doin' this longer
Than you've been alive
Propelled by some mysterious drive
And they still let me do it
As weird as it seems
And I do it most nights
And then again in my dreams
Infinite hallways and giant hotels
Dressing room looks
'bout as good as it smells

Bottles of whiskey
Bottles of beer
There's a bottle of medicine
Somewhere 'round here
We've been in nightclubs
We've been in bars
Honky-tonks and theaters
From Memphis to Mars
Most of our shows
Were a triumph of rock
Although some nights I might
Have been checkin' the clock

I'm only human
Though I'm super at times
I've jumped off of risers
I shouldn't have climbed
Rock jumps won't kill you
'Til one of them does
Well, they'll say he died
Doin' what he loves
We got our share
Of lovin' in our past
Although ee were all lookin'
For someone who'd last

It must be hard to get
Partnered with me
Some narcissism
Some OCD
Love that comes easy's
A flake or a fluke
Love is a marathon
Sometimes you puke

Speaking of which
There has been alcohol
Oceans and oceans
And that isn't all
Mountains of weed
And handfulls of pills
None of the hard stuff
That shit kills
We've been doin' it longer
Than you've been alive
Twenty good years
Of about 25

Rock 'n' Roll's been very very good to me
The open road's the only place I wanna be
Rock 'n' Roll's been very very good for me
The open road's the only place I wanna be

I'm not crazy 'bout songs
That get self-referential
Most of this stuff
Should be kept confidential
Ah, but who even gives
Half a fuck anymore
You should know the truth
It's both a blast and a bore
Rockstar were once
Such mythical creatures
Up there with presidents
Playmates and preachers

Oh, and you now you do it
'Cause it's what you do
They throw underwear
Instead of money at you
I've made a living
Outta shakin' my ass
But if you offered me an office
I'd have to pass
But our jobs are out jobs
And sometimes they suck
I love what I do
And I've had
Pretty good luck

Ah, the fans are all clappin'
And screamin' and squealin'
And I won't lie you you
That's a pretty sweet feeling
I might butt heads
With the guys in my band
But i never went to
Work for the man
But the men and the women
Like you, him and her
We're sharin' this night
That'll soon be a blur

We've been doin' this longer
Than you've been alive
So get on the bus
And tell the driver to drive

Rock 'n' Roll's been very very good for me
The open road's the only place I wanna be
Rock 'n' Roll's been very very good for me
The open road's the only place I wanna be
Rock 'n' Roll's been very very good for me
The open road's the only place I wanna be
I said
The open road's the only place I wanna be Writer/s: Kendall Bethea, Murry Hammond, Philip Peeples, Stewart Miller
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