When a boy picks up a guitar
He learns the girls come around
And he sees things heat up
When he gets his licks down
So now he believes in these mythological gods
Lightning and Muddy
And then he starts up a band
And things begin to get bloody
Rock and roll is a vicious game
Rock and roll is a vicious game
And now the band starts gigging at these nights club
Where there always a sinister element
And they seem to have forgotten all about God
And words of the New Testament
And all the kids say these guys are hotter than Nine Inch Nails
And a major record deal has now become the holy grail
Now a hot shot producer comes along
And they all sign on the dotted line
And they go in the studio
And now its just a matter of time
And they tour Europe and they get drunk
On stage but in England they think that's cool
And back in the states the critics sit up
And start to drool
So now it's tattoos and piercings
And leather and groupies and gophers
Managers and agents, lawyers
Publicists and chauffeurs
And the party's never gonna end
As far as anyone can see
And then the friendly stranger shows up
And says the first one's free
And now the band has become the darlings
Of the media they're all the age
And there's hysteria at public appearances
Andfistfights backstage
It eems the gods havesmiled upon the band
Haveembrcethem pell mell
So now it's carte blanche, baby
'Cause money talks ven in hell
And now comes ER's and stomach pumps
And machines that kick start the heart
And the band breaks up and the bass player
OD's as the album raches number one
On the Billboard chart