Rock and Roll World
Rock and Roll Journey: Chasing Dreams and Leaving Behind
Lyrics
Remember when you were leaving home
Reflecting on the departure from home.
Took your stones and your guitar
Taking essential items like stones and a guitar.
And you took an oath
Making a commitment or promise.
They cried
Others expressing sadness, possibly family or friends.
Billy, but what would you do alone
Questioning the decision to go alone.
And they couldn't understand
Others not understanding the decision.
You said I just want to move on
Expressing a desire for change and progression.
This is a rock and roll world
Affirmation of living in a world dominated by rock and roll culture.
This is a rock and roll world
Reiteration of the rock and roll world theme.
This is a rock and roll world
Emphasizing the prevalence of the rock and roll world.
You won't see me no more
Declaration of not being present in that world anymore.
And now and then you made it big
Recalling instances of achieving success.
And when it hurts it hurts a lot
Acknowledging the pain that comes with success.
Sometime she was there to stop your hurt now
Someone offering comfort during difficult times.
But you had to leave her behind
Choosing to leave behind a significant other.
Even when you chased the words round and around in your head
Struggling with creative inspiration or ideas.
This is a rock and roll world
Reiteration of the dominance of the rock and roll world.
This is a rock and roll world
Highlighting the enduring presence of the rock and roll world.
This is a rock and roll world
Emphasizing the prevalence of the rock and roll world.
Roll, roll, rock, rock, rock,
Repetition of the rock and roll theme with rhythmic emphasis.
Roll, roll, roll, rock, rock, rock
-Roll, roll, roll, rock, roll, rock and roll
-Roll, roll, rock, rock, rock,
-Roll, roll, roll, rock, rock, rock
-Roll, roll, roll, rock, roll, rock and roll
-This is a rock and roll world
Emphasizing the prevalence of the rock and roll world.
This is a rock and roll world
-This is a rock and roll world
-You won't see me no more
Declaring absence from the rock and roll world.
And now your playing's just a game
Characterizing musical performance as a game.
Yeah all you young boys
Observation that young musicians appear similar.
You look the same
Highlighting common traits in young musicians.
You got a rock and roll face
Describing the distinctive features of a rock and roll persona.
You got a rock and roll smile
-Yeah rock and roll eyes
-You got a way of lookin' twice your size
-And you're singin' you're singin'
Emphasizing the act of singing.
This is a rock and roll world
Reiteration of the prevalence of the rock and roll world.
This is a rock and roll world
-This is a rock and roll world
-Roll, roll, rock, rock, rock,
Repetition of the rock and roll theme with rhythmic emphasis.
Roll, roll, roll, rock, rock, rock
-Roll, roll, roll, rock, roll, rock and roll
-Roll, roll, rock, rock, rock,
-Roll, roll, roll, rock, rock, rock
-Roll, roll, roll, rock, roll, rock and roll
(No specific meaning provided in the lyrics)
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