Get on a train to Broadway
Well, I wanna be a movie star
And I know it'll be my moment
I better not mess this up, I see
There's a guy sittin' on the train now
He looks pretty angry, motions to me
That he's got something to say now
Comes up to me and says these words, he says
The ball's gonna keep on rollin'
The ball's gonna keep on rollin', brother
The ball's gonna keep on rollin'
The ball's gonna keep on rollin', brother
Passed on my first audition
Guess I will be a movie star
And well, now I can stop the wishin'
Dreams up ahead are not too far
But I know if I never get there
I'll listen to the guy I met on Sunday
Remember what he told me
If life bites back, you know that surely
The ball's gonna keep on rollin'
The ball's gonna keep on rollin', brother
The ball's gonna keep on rollin'
The ball's gonna keep on rollin', brother
(Roll the ball tonight, roll the ball tonight, roll the ball tonight)
(Roll the ball tonight, roll the ball tonight, roll the ball tonight)
Guess all the people love me
Got me a TV sitcom season
And maybe I won't feel lonely
Success isn't all it's cracked up to be
But I don't intend on failin'
I want everyone to hear about me
I want them to know my name and
Start looking in the mirror, sayin'
The ball's gonna keep on rollin'
The ball's gonna keep on rollin', brother
The ball's gonna keep on rollin'
The ball's gonna keep on rollin', brother
(Roll the ball tonight, roll the ball tonight, roll the ball tonight)
(Roll the ball tonight, roll the ball tonight, roll the ball tonight)