[Verse 1]
Well, you can't turn him into a company man
You can't turn him into a whore
And the boys upstairs just don't understand anymore
Well, the top brass don't like him talking so much
And he won't play what they say to play
And he don't want to change what don't need to change
[Chorus]
And there goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say
Hey, hey, hey
And there goes your freedom of choice
There goes the last human voice
And there goes the last DJ
[Verse 2]
Well, some folks say they're gonna hang him so high
Because you just can't do what he did
There's some things you just can't put in the minds of those kids
As we celebrate mediocrity all the boys upstairs want to see
How much you'll pay for what you used to get for free
[Chorus]
And there goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say
Hey, hey, hey
And there goes your freedom of choice
And there goes the last human voice
And there goes the last DJ
[Bridge]
Well, he got him a station down in Mexico
And sometimes it will kinda come in
And I'll bust a move and remember how it was back then
[Chorus]
And there goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say
Hey, hey, hey
And there goes your freedom of choice
There goes the last human voice
And there goes the last DJ
If you reach back in your memory
A little bell might ring
About a time that once existed
When money wasn't king
If you stretch your imagination
I'll tell you all a tale
About a time when everything
Wasn't up for sale
There was this cat named Johnny
Who loved to play and sing
When money wasn't king
We'd all get so excited
When John would give a show
We'd raise the cash between us
And down the road we'd go
To hear him play that music
It spoke right to my soul
Every verse a diamond
And every chorus gold
The sound was my salvation
It was only everything
Before money became king
Well, I ain't sure how it happened
And I don't know exactly when
But everything got bigger
And the rules began to bend
And the TV taught the people
How to get their hair to shine
And how sweet life can be
If you keep a tight behind
And they raised the cost of living
And how could we have known
They'd double the price of tickets
To go see Johnny's show?
So we hocked all our possessions
And we sold a little dope
And went off to rock and roll
We arrived there early
In time to see rehearsal
And John came out and lip-synched
His new lite-beer commercial
And as the crowd arrived
As far as I could see
The faces were all different
There was no one there like me
They sat in golden circles
And waiters served them wine
And talked through all the music
And to John paid little mind
And way up in the nosebleeds
We watched him on the screen
They'd hung between the billboards
So cheaper seats could see
Johnny, rocked that golden circle
And all those VIP's
And that music that had freed us
Became a tired routine
And I saw his face in close-up
Trying to give it all he had
And sometimes his eyes betrayed him
You could see that he was sad
And I tried to rock along with him
But I slowly became bored
Could that man on stage with everything
Somehow need some more?
There was no use in pretending
No magic left to hear
All the music gave me
Was a craving for lite-beer
As I walked out of the arena
My ears began to ring
And money became king
My name's Joe, I'm the CEO
Yeah I'm the man makes the big wheels roll
I'm the hand on the green-light switch
You get to be famous, I get to be rich
Go get me a kid with a good-looking face
Bring me a kid can remember his place
Some hungry poet son-of-a-bitch
He gets to be famous, I get to be rich
Or bring me a girl, they're always the best
You put 'em on stage and you have 'em undress
Some angel whore who can learn a guitar lick
Hey! Now that's what I call music!
Well, they'll come looking for money when the public gets bored
But we'll fight 'em with lawyers they could never afford
Yeah, I'll make her look like a spoiled little bitch
She gets to be famous, I get to be rich
Or bring me a girl, they're always the best
You put 'em on stage and you have 'em undress
Some angel whore who can learn a guitar lick
Hey! Now that's what I call music!
So burned-out Johnny thinks the books are shifty
What good is that alky to me when he's fifty?
Well we could move catalog, if he'd only die quicker
Send my regards to the gig and a case of good liquor
He gets to be famous, I get to be rich
He gets to be famous, I get to be rich
My name's Joe, I'm the CEO
I'm the man that makes the big wheels roll
You got a different kind of look in your eye
Something about you that I don't recognize
These things are talked about in quiet tones
I never saw a person so all alone
Some mama's crying
Some daddy's sad
When a kid goes bad
Make you wonder
What made him mad
When a kid goes bad
When a kid goes bad
Bad
Bad
When a kid goes bad
You're built for innocence, you're built for joy
Suddenly evil's all that you enjoy
But if you shoot at everyone you see
Well, you can't be my friend 'cause you might shoot at me
Some mama's crying
Some daddy's sad
When a kid goes bad
Make you wonder
What made him mad
When a kid goes bad
When a kid goes bad
Bad
Bad
When a kid goes bad
Somewhere along the way, did we let you down?
Did you cry out for help and none was around?
Don't try to tell me that you don't know the score
Are you so shut down, you can't feel anymore?
Some mama's crying
Some daddy's sad
When a kid goes bad
Make you wonder
What made him mad
When a kid goes bad
When a kid goes bad
Bad
Bad
When a kid goes bad
Madmen crawl across the wall
Knight gets away, the kings all fall
Queens chase men and saints all sin
And good things all must end
But she goes on forever
She goes on forever
She's gonna shine forever
Like a diamond in the sunlight
Big full moon above the road
I'm a long long way from tomorrow
Gotta light my way down this highway
To get to her
'Cause she goes on forever
She goes on forever
Yeah, she's gonna shine forever
Like a diamond in the sunlight
Deacons steal and Ma can't feel
If you're lonely and behind the wheel
When the ground gives way
And hope it's real
But she goes on forever
She goes on forever
Yeah, she's gonna shine forever
She goes on forever
She goes on forever
Yeah, she's gonna shine forever
Like a diamond in the sunlight
Lord, please watch over all these lost children
Born to chase the hurricane
Please shine some light down on those who wander
Filled with hunger and pain
Please raise the wind for all those out sailing
On an ocean alone
Lord, shine a light on all these lost children
Far away from their home
Lord, keep an eye on all these lost children
Swept away in the wind
Please shine some light down on all those traveling
Lead them home again
She took a rolled up twenty out of her pocket
And paid for my cigarettes
We were friends at first sight
In the 7-11 light
She said, "Here, lemme cover it"
And I rode shotgun all that night
She drove and never made a sound
I asked if there was anything wrong
She said, "Nothing worth talking 'bout"
It's a blue Sunday
Down the interstate
Yeah a blue Sunday
Blue with shades of grey
Her backseat could've been a hotel
I slept for a thousand years
Every now and then, she'd laugh out loud for no reason
I pretended not to hear
And rolled my jacket up under my head
And stretched my body out
Couldn't be too far in front of her daddy's bloodhounds
But I ain't gonna worry now
It's a blue Sunday
Down the interstate
Yeah a blue Sunday
Blue with shades of grey
A blue Sunday
We never met before
It's a blue Sunday
When it's time to leave, you go
Take a look
At what I got
I can't promise
You a lot
But you and me
And the road ahead
I can't change
You from yourself
You gotta want it
All that's left
Is you and me
And the road ahead
Wherever that wind might blow
Wherever that river rolls
You know I will go with you
Looking over
The mountain's crown
The water roars
And tumbles down
Like you and me
And the road ahead
Wherever that wind might blow
Wherever that river rolls
You know I will go with you
Just you and me
And the road ahead
And the road ahead
Take a look
At what I got
I can't promise
You a lot
But you and me
And the road ahead
I can't change
You from yourself
You gotta want it
All that's left
Is you and me
And the road ahead
Wherever that wind might blow
Wherever that river rolls
You know I will go with you
Looking over
The mountain's crown
The water roars
And tumbles down
Like you and me
And the road ahead
Wherever that wind might blow
Wherever that river rolls
You know I will go with you
Just you and me
And the road ahead
And the road ahead
Oh stay away, he's the man who loves women (x3)
[Verse 1]
You never had a chance, did you, baby
So good looking, so insecure
And now you say you can't remember
When the lines you drew began to blur
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, when all of this is over
Should I lose you in the smoke
I want you to know you were the one
[Chorus]
And may my love travel with you everywhere
Baby, may my love travel with you always
[Verse 2]
Maggie's still trying to rope a tornado
Joe's in the backyard trying to keep things simple
And the lonely DJ's digging a ditch
Trying to keep the flames from the temple
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, and if perhaps I lose you
In the smoke down the road
I want you to know you were the one
[Chorus]
And may my love travel with you everywhere
Yeah, may my love travel with you always
[Verse 3]
How 'bout a cheer for all those bad girls
And all the boys that play that rock and roll
They love it like you love Jesus
It does the same thing to their souls
[Pre-Chorus]
And when all of this is over
Should I lose you in the smoke
I want you to know you were the one
[Chorus]
And may my love travel with you everywhere
Yeah, may my love travel with you always
[Chorus]
Baby, may my love travel with you everywhere
Yeah, may my love travel with you always
Well you may take my money
You may turn off my microphone
But you can't steal
What you can't feel
Can't stop the sun from shining
Shining down and down and down
And you may think you control things
But there will be more just like me
Who won't give in
Who'll rise again
Can't stop the world from turning
Turning round and round and round
Hey mister business man
Be sure to wash your hands
Be careful where you stand
Because life goes on and on and on
Life goes on and on and on
And you may think it's all over
But there will be more just like me
Who won't give in
Who'll rise again
Can't stop a man from dreaming
Dreaming on and on and on