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[00:07.83]Down at the Astoria the
[00:09.37]scene was changing,
[00:10.55]
[00:11.57]Bingo and rock were
[00:12.70]pushing out X-rating,
[00:14.17]
[00:14.78]We were the first band
[00:16.63]to vomit in the bar,
[00:18.53]And find the distance
[00:19.59]to the stage too far,
[00:21.52]
[00:22.37]Meanwhile it's getting
[00:23.50]late at ten o'clock,
[00:24.91]
[00:25.94]Rock is dead they say,
[00:28.01]
[00:28.66]Long live rock.
[00:29.75]
[00:36.91]Long live rock, I need it
[00:39.42]every night,
[00:40.74]
[00:44.28]Long live rock, come on
[00:46.67]and join the line,
[00:47.93]
[00:51.70]Long live rock, be it dead or alive.
[00:57.61]
[01:04.49]People walk in sideways
[01:06.05]pretending that they're leaving,
[01:07.47]
[01:08.12]We put on our makeup
[01:09.37]and work out all the lead-ins,
[01:10.74]
[01:11.52]Jack is in the alley selling
[01:13.42]tickets made in Hong Kong,
[01:15.20]Promoter's in the pay box
[01:17.24]wondering where the band's gone,
[01:19.07]Back in the pub
[01:20.31]the governor stops the clock,
[01:21.62]
[01:22.70]Rock is dead, they say,
[01:24.33]
[01:25.39]Long live rock.
[01:27.00]
[01:33.81]Long live rock, I need it every night,
[01:37.42]
[01:41.19]Long live rock, come on and join the line,
[01:44.78]
[01:48.59]Long live rock, be it dead or alive.
[01:54.50]
[02:01.74]Landslide, rocks are falling,
[02:04.62]
[02:05.34]Falling down 'round our very heads,
[02:08.19]
[02:09.01]We tried but you were yawning,
[02:12.10]
[02:12.82]Look again, rock is dead,
[02:17.40]
[02:19.71]rock is dead, rock is dead.
[02:27.59]
[02:31.99]The place is really jumping
[02:33.21]to the high-watt amps,
[02:34.81]'Til a 20-inch cymbal fell
[02:36.44]and cut the lamps,
[02:38.07]
[02:38.81]In the blackout they dance
[02:40.35]right into the aisle,
[02:42.22]And as the doors fly open
[02:43.67]even the promoter smiles,
[02:45.95]
[02:46.62]Someone takes his pants
[02:47.78]off and the rafters knock,
[02:49.57]
[02:50.20]Rock is dead, they say,
[02:51.83]
[02:53.10]Long live rock, long live rock,
[02:56.18]
[02:57.02]long live rock.
[02:59.08]
[02:59.99]Long live rock, long live rock,
[03:03.08]
[03:05.16]long live rock,
[03:06.97]
[03:08.91]Long live rock, long live rock,
[03:14.28]
[03:16.32]long live rock.
[03:20.09]
[03:25.82]Long live rock, I need it every night,
[03:29.56]
[03:33.12]Long live rock, come on and join the line,
[03:36.72]
[03:40.73]Long live rock, be it dead or alive.