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He was too old for that barbut it was the only one aroundAnd he needed a beerSo that's where he was foundHe took an empty stoolamid the jocks and punksHe could take them all to schoolwhen it came to being drunksMiles from home againHe was overdrawn on luckHoping that tomorrowthey'd find that part for his truckSo he drank a beer, then twoas a rock band hit the stageWhen all he wanted to dowas have a drink with folks his age(Refrain:)Then the beer it turned to whiskeyThe barmaid ran a tabYou can hit freefall until last callwhen you're traveling by cabThere were young girls in the mirrorwith no trouble on their mindsSongtexteAs the picture became clearerhe stared ahead just to look behindThen the band kicked off their first setThey wore their guitars wellThere was anger, light and speed,every whistle, every bellThey had smoke bombs, they had lasersThe singer banged his tambourineBut it's hard to play the musicwhen you're a pinball machineThen the drummer took a lighterand set fire to his sticksas the barmaid squealed with laughterand said, "That's one of my favorite tricks."(Refrain)As the whiskey took the driver's seathe touched his wedding ringHe kept thinking of Chuck Berry,Howlin' Wolf and B.B. KingThen the band it took a breakand it was possible to talkAs the barmaid poured a free oneshe said, "Don't they really rock?"At first he had no wordsso he drank his whiskey downThen he slid off his barstooland stood on shaky ground.He said, "That ain't rock'n'roll.That's just Vaudeville plugging in."And she looked up and said,"Ain't that the way it's always been?"(Refrain #2:)The beer will turn to whiskeyThe barmaid runs a tabThe years spin by in a free fallTill you're traveling by cab Aus Songtexte Mania