Lyrics When Rock Was King - Jimi Jamison

When Rock Was King

A yellowed eight by ten in a ragged press kit folder
A tattered poster hanging on my bedroom wall
A snakeskin jacket in the back row of my closet
I can hear the echoes as the music rocks the hall
A bygone day in its grandeur and its glory
The scent of illegal incense in the air
Everyone i know has at least a few good stories
But if you recall the eighties — were you really there?
Hop aboard this laser beam — it’s eighties on my time machine
When rock was king
Zeppelin dropped the wrecking ball
Loverboy would lead the call — to keep rocking
These times are taller than the tale
You can’t exaggerate the power and the scale
When rock was king
Styx would rock the paradise — survivor saw with tiger’s eye
When rock was king
Motley crue and toto too — boston — kansas and mr.
mister
We lived the dream
Even though eighties are a triumph come and gone
The tenors of these times are singing strong
When rock was king
When ac/dc rock the sheds
Angus would take control
Ann wilson left the house in shreds — with heart
Stopping rock and roll
When rock was our religion
Big dreams — big hairs — big visions
Quiet riot felt the noise — 38 special were wild-eyed boys
When rock was king
Surrendering to the cheap trick — with reo and aerosmith
When got our wings
So climb aboard the starship — rainbow bound
This journey’s come full circle to the sound
When rock was king — when rock was king — when rock was king
Everything old is new again — when rock was king
Everything new is old again — when rock was king