Hey, hey, my, my Rock and roll can never die There's more to the picture than meets the eye Hey, hey, my, my Out of the blue and into the black You pay for this and they give you that Once you're gone you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black The king is gone but he's not forgotten Is this the tale of Johnny Rotten? It's better to burn out than to fade away The king is gone but he's not forgotten Hey, hey, my, my Rock and roll can never die There's more to the picture than meets the eye Hey, hey, my, my

I met this real cool dude today Looking like Jack Palance He said I wanna get through to you And help you find your talent He said that if I had a certain style Then stuff would start to happen He said that soon he was going away 'Cause he's a major talent Talent - fighting on the Eastside Talent - taking on the Westside Talent - fucking up the Northside He's a major talent Talent - fighting on the Eastside Talent - taking on the Westside Talent - fucking up the Northside He's a major talent I don't know I said that he was getting through to me And I would take his challenge And maybe soon I'd be going away 'Cause I had certain talents Talent - fighting on the Eastside Talent - taking on the Westside Talent - fucking up the Northside I'm a major talent Talent - fighting on the Eastside Talent - taking on the Westside Talent - fucking up the Northside I met this dude today Down in the sewers of Paris Was hiding from the sun What a waste of talent

They found an empty bottle on her windowsill The day her mother lost her sleeping pills She was sick and tired of being invisible Hard to see in colour when you're miserable Veronika, Saint Veronika You can't leave this world behind So be strong enough, to hold onto us We're still right here by your side No one ever thought that she was capable And the damage done is irreversible Now she clings to life inside a hospital Like she's trapped inside a frozen waterfall Always said her life was never meant to be Stuck here living someone else's dream Well beyond your window there is so much more Even every prison has an open door Veronika, Saint Veronika You can't leave this world behind So be strong enough, to hold onto us It's just not your time to die And while the angels sleep all of the devils are awake Waiting to steal your love right outside of Heaven's gate And all the sacred hearts can't numb the feeling from the pain 'Cause when the drugs don't work you're gonna curse His holy name Damn God! Yeah! God! Yeah! Damn God! Yeah! God! Yeah! Veronika, Saint Veronika You can't leave this world behind Oh Veronika, Saint Veronika We're still right here by your side So be strong enough, to hold onto us You can't leave this world behind Oh Veronika, Saint Veronika It's just not your time to die