WHO TOOK OUR ROCK & ROLL
I saw it hanging by the window
And I knew that it was there for me
It had 6 strings on it
and that’s all I'll ever really need
 
It had a scratch on the back ‘cause I bought it off the rack
It never kept in tune, but it kept intact
I played it every night
I could feel it in my hands
If you didn’t hear it playing then you wouldn’t understand
 
Chorus:
Somebody took all our music
Somebody took all our soul
I’ll never forgive and I’ll never forget
Who took our rock & roll
 
I took my paper route money
And I went to the record store
There was a new album playing
And a poster of it on the door
 
It was “Slippery When Wet” and I had it on cassette
‘Cause the CD version hadn’t come out yet
Now the next generation, they’re just getting it for free
It’s not a record anymore
It’s just an MP3
 
Chorus
 
So you put it all away
Put it back into the case
And you work the 9 to 5
Until you see it on your face
You did it for the money
‘cause you wanna be secure
Now the strings are getting rusty
And there’s nothing on the door
 
Did they do it to you now
Or did you do it to yourself
Did you give up on the dream
because you gave up on yourself
You should’ve took the money
Put it back into the dream
Now we’re still here waiting living in the in-betweens
 
I took my 9 to 5 money and I went to a different store
It’s just a memory to me now because there ain’t no record stores no more
 
Chorus x2