Best years of my life
I can still remember when I bought my first guitar
remember just how good the feeling was, put it proudly in my car
and my family listened 50 times to my two song repertoire
and I told my mam her only son was gonna e a star
bought all The Beatles' records, sounded just like Paul
bought all the old Chuck Berries, 78's and all
I sat by my recordplayer, playing every note they played
I watched them all on TV, making every move they made
Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all the best years of my life
All the dreamy sunny sundays, all the moonlit summernights
I was so busy in the backroom, writing lovesongs to you
While you were changing your direction, never even knew
That I was always just one step behind you
'66 seemed like the year I was really going somewhere
We were living in san Francisco, with flowers in our hair
Singing songs of kindness, so the world would understand
that the guys and me were something more than just another band
And then '69 in LA, came around so soon
we were really making headway, and writing lots of tunes
We must have played the wildest stuff, we had ever played
And the way the crowds cried out for us, we thought we had it mMade
Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all the best years of my life
All the dreamy sunny sundays, all the moonlit summernights
I was so busy in the backroom, writing lovesongs to you
While you were changing your direction, never even knew
That I was always just one step behind you
Do Do Do Do......
'71 in Soho when I saw Susanne
I was trying going solo with someone elses band
she came up to me lately and I took her by the hand
I told her all my troubles and she seemed to understand
And she followed me through London, Through a 100 hotelrooms
Through a 100 recordcompanies who didn't like my tunes
And she followed me when finally I sold my old guitar
She tried to help me understand I'd never be....a star
Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all the best years of my life
All the dreamy sunny sundays, all the moonlit summernights
And though I never knew the magic of making it with you
I thank the Lord for giving me the little bit I knew
Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all the best years of my life
All the dreamy sunny sundays, all the moonlit summernights
I was so busy in the backroom, writing lovesongs to you
While you were changing your direction, never even knew
That I was always just one step behind you
Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all the best years of my life
All the dreamy sunny sundays, all the moonlit summernights
I was so busy in the backroom, writing lovesongs to you
While you were changing your direction, never even knew
That I was always just one step behind you