I know that Paul Westerberg, he sang a song for you
It occurred to me that someone should sing one for Chris Bell, too
Kurt Cobain and Hendrix didn't make it to twenty-eight
But they don't sell his t-shirts at the head shops in the Haight
He said he was the cosmos and the wind
But maybe all he needed was a friend to say
Hold on a little longer, though your heart it breaks
The beauty in your music shows that you've got what it takes
Please don't take them Quaaludes. Please don't take that drive
We're praying that you'll make it through the Seventies alive
Growing up in Tennessee, he must have thought his heart was wrong
He put his pain into his songs until it got too strong
He gave his heart to Jesus, and gave his body to stronger stuff
There's no drug that can ever drown your demons deep enough
Driving around Memphis late one night
His knuckles on the wheel were getting white
Hold on a little longer, though your heart it breaks
The beauty in your music shows that you've got what it takes
Please don't take them Quaaludes. Please don't take that drive
We're praying that you'll make it through the Seventies alive
Rock-and-roll is here to stay
It ain't better to burn out than fade away
Hold on a little longer, though your heart it breaks
There's beauty in your music and a lot you've left to make
Please don't take them Quaaludes. Please don't take that drive
We're praying that you'll make it through the Seventies alive
We're praying that you'll make it through the Seventies alive