The King of Rock 'N' Roll - Prefab Sprout

Listen everybody let me tell you 'bout the rock 'n' roll Feel that rhythm and it's really gonna thrill your soul She said come along with me, to a land of make believe She said rock 'n' roll is king She loves that rock 'n' roll and she plays it all night long That's all she ever tells me when I call her on the telephone She says feel that jumpin' beat, and get up on your feet She says rock 'n' roll is king Oh let those guitars play Play for me play for me Oh let that song ring out That's how it's meant to be It rolls like a train that's comin' on down the track She rolled over Beethoven and she gave Tchaikovsky back She loves that drivin' beat, she goes dancin' on down the street She said rock 'n' roll is king Oh let those guitars play Play for me play for me Oh let that song ring out That's how it's meant to be When she comes around and I'm listenin' to the radio She says you can't do that 'cause all I wanna do is rock 'n' roll Now here I'm gonna stay where that music starts to play She says rock 'n' roll is king Rock 'n' roll is king Rock 'n' roll is king Rock 'n' roll is king She says rock 'n' roll is king

He's the king of rock and roll All right, yeah Right Hot night, summer in the city Just about to smoke and burn Look out, he's evil but he's pretty And oh he's going to twist and turn He's got the midnight madness, he's got control He's the king of rock and roll Bad blood, everybody knows it But everybody doesn't care, no He's got the only way to show it They want to see it everywhere He's got to give you fever, he'll scratch your soul He's the king of rock and roll The king of rock and roll Bad boy, always on the cover Getting the story told Fast, fast, one way or another 'Cause he'll never, never, never, never, never get old He makes a special magic and you've got control You are the king of rock and roll He's got the midnight madness, he's got a soul 'Cause he's the king of rock and roll The king of rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll The king of rock and roll, yeah

Ladies and gentlemen The golden age of rock 'n' roll Everybody hazy, shell-shocked and crazy Screaming for the face at the window Jeans for the genies, dresses for the dreamies Fighting for a place in the front row Ohh, ohh, ohh (It's good for your body, it's good for your soul) Ohh, ohh, let's go (It's the golden age of rock 'n' roll) Well, you getta little buzz, send for the fuzz Guitars getting higher and higher The dude in the paint thinks he's gonna faint Stoke more coke on the fire Ohh, ohh, ohh (You gotta stay young, you can never grow old) Ohh, ohh, whoa (It's the golden age of rock 'n' roll) The golden age of rock 'n' roll will never die As long as children feel the need to laugh and cry Don't wanna smash, want a smash sensation Don't wanna wreck, just recreation Don't wanna fight, but if you turn us down We're gonna turn you around, gonna mess with the sound The show's gotta move, everybody groove There ain't no trouble on the streets now So if the going gets rough, don't you blame us You ninety-six decibel freaks Ohh, ohh, ohh (It's good for body, it's good for your soul) Ohh, ohh, ohh (It's the golden age of rock 'n' roll) Ohh, ohh, ohh (You gotta stay young, you can never grow old) Ohh, ohh, whoa (It's the golden age of rock 'n' roll) Ohh, ohh, ohh (It's good for body, it's good for your soul) Ohh, ohh, ohh (It's the golden age of rock 'n' roll) Ohh, ohh, ohh (You gotta stay young, you can never grow old) Ohh, ohh, whoa (It's the golden age of rock 'n' roll) Ohh, ohh, ohh (It's good for body, it's good for your soul) Ohh, ohh, ohh (It's the golden age of rock 'n' roll) That's all

You know me, and I know you too, Say you're leaving, But I won't let you, I don't want to go on without you, I don't want to go on without you, I don't want to give up on us now, I don't want to give up on this now, We were happy, We had real good times, Now you're leaving, And it kills inside, I don't want to go on without you, I don't want to go on without you, I don't want to give up on us now, I don't want to give up on this now, Ride, Ride, Ride x3 I don't want to go on without you, I don't want to go on without you, I don't want to give up on us now, I don't want to give up on this now, I don't want to go on without you, I don't want to go on without you, I don't want to give up on us now, I don't want to give up on this now, Ride, Ride, Ride x3

Cruel is the Gospel thats sets us all free Then takes you away from me There is no Chicago urban blues More heartfelt than my lament for you I'm a liberal guy, too cool for the macho ache With a secret tooth for the cherry on the cake With a pious smile, a smile that changes what I say While I waste my time in regretting That the days went from perfect to just okay Lordy, what would I do? Don't call me possessive But God if he's smoochin' with you I's a jealous boy root, the world should be free But don't you go following suit, my heart is aligned It couldn't be neutral, I couldn't be that way inclined It's hard to defend Paa paa paa, these feelings might tuppent up friend, it's cruel Paa paa paa, it's cruel Paa paa paa, it's cruel, it's crueler than cruel But cruel is the Gospel thats sets us all free Then takes you away from me Should a love be tender and bleed out loud Or be tougher than tough and prouder than proud? If I'm troubled by every folding of your skirt Am I guilty of every male inflicted hurt? But I don't know how to describe the modern rose When I can't refer to her shape against her clothes With the fever of purple prose Lordy, what would I do? Don't call me possessive But God if he's smoochin' with you I's a jealous boy root, the world should be free But don't you go following suit, my heart is aligned It couldn't be neutral, I couldn't be that way inclined It's hard to defend Paa paa paa, these feelings might tuppent up friend, it's cruel Paa paa paa, it's cruel Paa paa paa, it's cruel, it's crueler than cruel But cruel is the Gospel thats sets us all free Then takes you away from me Cruel is the Gospel that sets us all free Then takes you away from me My contribution to urban blues

Some expressions take me back Like hair of gold and sweet Mary And running to me The sweet sweet songs that cloud your eyes Nostalgia supplies Loreto Highstreet buried me Beneath the oak tree As this is to me Then so to you is something else That keeps you up long past your bedtime, tearing hair The sweetest moment comes at last The waitings over In shock they stare and cue fanfare When Bobby Fischer's plane touches the ground He'll take those Russian boys and play them out of town The sweetest moment comes at last The waitings over In shock they stare and cue fanfare When Bobby Fischer's plane touches the ground He'll take those Russian boys and play them out of town Playing for blood as grandmasters should Some obsessions take me back Like hair of golden and sweet Mary And running to me The sweet sweet songs that cloud your eyes Nostalgia supplies Loreto Highstreet buried me Beneath the oak tree When Bobby Fischer's plane touches the ground He'll take those Russian boys and play them out of town The sweetest moment comes at last The waitings over In shock they stare and cue fanfare When Bobby Fischer's plane touches the ground He'll take those Russian boys and play them out of town Playing for blood as grandmasters should

I've been asking what is new, like my streetwise buddy do Body talk seems big with him, so it's conversations in the gym Ooh enchanted ooh enchanted "Pray Forsooth" and "I Adore" ain't the ticket anymore So how'd you recognise a king? You ask yourself can that cat swing It's time to learn tiger stretch tiger burn Ooh enchanted And the calendar pages blew Like the Montagues, like the Capulet crew Ooh enchanted We're addicted to friction too Comin' down the years, plain enchantment That's the glue that binds and bonds The dying to the new, plain enchantment Ain't no purple rain quite like it Here's something to dwell upon Now we're living next we're gone, so if you've love please pass it on 'Cos it's a disbelieving world, but sensitive as any girl It's time to learn tiger stretch tiger burn Ooh enchanted And the calendar pages blew Like the Montagues, like the Capulet crew Ooh enchanted We're addicted to friction too It's time to learn tiger stretch tiger burn Ooh enchanted And the calendar pages blew Like the Montagues, like the Capulet crew Ooh enchanted We're addicted to friction too Ooh enchanted now we're living!