Long Live Rock - Pete Townshend

Down at the Astoria the scene was changing

Bingo and rock were pushing out X-rating

We were the first band to vomit in the bar

And find the distance to the stage too far

Meanwhile it’s getting late at ten o’clock

Rock is dead they say

Long live rock.

Long live rock, I need it every night

Long live rock, come on and join the line

Long live rock, be it dead or alive

People walk in sideways pretending that they’re leaving

We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins

Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong

Promoter’s in the pay box wondering where the band’s gone

Back in the pub the governor stops the clock

Rock is dead, they say

Long live rock

Long live rock, I need it every night

Long live rock, come on and join the line

Long live rock, be it dead or alive

Landslide, rocks are falling

Falling down 'round our very heads

We tried but you were yawning

Look again, rock is dead, rock is dead, rock is dead

The place is really jumping to the Hiwatt amps

'Til a 20-inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps

In the blackout they dance right into the aisle

And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles

Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock

Rock is dead, they say

Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock

Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock

Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock

Long live rock, I need it every night

Long live rock, come on and join the line

Long live rock, be it dead or alive