In the beginning Back in 1955 Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show And all that jive The white man had the schmaltz The black man had the blues No one knew what they was gonna do But had the news, he said Let there be sound, and there was sound Let there be light, and there was light Let there be drums, there was drums Let there be guitar, there was guitar Let there be rock And it came to pass That rock 'n' roll was born All across the land every rockin' band Was blowin' up a storm And the guitar man got famous The business man got rich And in every bar there was a superstar With a seven year itch There was fifteen million fingers Learnin' how to play And you could hear the fingers pickin' And this is what they had to say Let there be light, sound, drums, guitar Oh, let there be rock One night in a club called the Shakin' Hand There was a 42 decibel rockin' band And the music was good and the music was loud And the singer turned and he said to the crowd: "Let there be rock"

Wherever you go Wherever you may wander in your life Surely you know I always wanna be there Holdin' you hand And standing by to catch you when you fall Seein' you through In everythin' you do Let me be there in your mornin' Let me be there in you night Let me change whatever's wrong and make it right Let me take you through that wonderland That only two can share All I ask you is let me be there Watchin' you grow And goin' through the changes in your life That's how I know I always wanna be there Whenever you feel You need a friend to lean on, here I am Whenever you call You know I'll be there Let me be there in your mornin' Let me be there in you night Let me change whatever's wrong and make it right Let me take you through that wonderland That only two can share All I ask you is let me be there Let me be there in your mornin' Let me be there in you night Let me change whatever's wrong and make it right Let me take you through that wonderland That only two can share All I ask you is let me be there All I ask you is let me be there

The touch of your hand Will let me know You take me in And let me go If not for love Why would we be? How is it done Two into one So easily? We're lifted up by angels Higher than the world Strong enough to leave it Bound to learn the secrets Angels never heard We're lifted up by angels You understand Yet never say How every plan Would fade away If not for love Where would you be? Ashes to dust Water to rust Away from me We're lifted up by angels Higher than the world Strong enough to leave it Bound to learn the secrets The angels never heard Close enough to heaven Above the rain The darkness cannot reach us Let the angels teach us Only love remains We're lifted up by angels Given wings to fly Leave the night behind us Trust the light to find us Even as we rise We're lifted up by angels Close enough to heaven Above the rain The darkness cannot reach us Let the angels teach us Only love remains We're lifted up by angels Higher than the world Strong enough to leave it Bound to learn the secrets Angels never heard Close enough to heaven Above the rain The darkness cannot reach us Let the angels teach us Only love remains We're lifted up by angels Oh