Now there ain't no rules or regulations
When you're playing rock'n'roll
You got your back-beat in the driver's seat
You're rollin' and it's out of control
Now they say that it's a young man's game
And that is who is burnin' the flame
But they seem to forget
Who shot the rocket out of the hole

You got your young string slingers
Burnin' up and down the fretboard all day
You got your metal on the dark side
Warnin' of the judgment day
But there's still a lot of guys on the road
And they're knockin' down a back-beat load
We got thirty long years
Of bringing people rock'n'roll

Rockin' music makes us whole
It doesn't matter if you're young or old
They love to hear on the radio
It takes your troubles away
I'll tell you what don't work for me
That crazy ideology
That says playin' that rock'n'roll
Is just a young man's game

Now if you're playin' in a coliseum
Or just a smoky old club
As long as all the people's rockin'
There's a whole lotta shakin' going on
When you're singin' in harmony
And you're down on your bended knee
Throw your guitar in the trunk
And drive your Cadillac to the show

Rockin' music makes us whole
It doesn't matter if you're young or old
They love to hear on the radio
It takes your troubles away
I'll tell you what don't work for me
That crazy ideology
That says playin' that rock'n'roll
Is just a young man's game

Rockin' music makes us whole
It doesn't matter if you're young or old
They love to hear on the radio
It takes your troubles away
I'll tell you what don't work for me
That crazy ideology
That says playin' that rock'n'roll
Is just a young man's game

I'm here to tell you it drives me insane
To hear that rock'n'roll music's
Just a young man's game
Drivin' in my car I try to relax
But them rock'n'roll critics talkin' yak yak yak
I'm here to tell you it drives me insane
To hear that rock'n'roll music
Is just a young man's game
Drivin' in my car I try to relax
Have mercy, those critics talkin' yak yak yak