Lyrics
I wasn't there
When I was needed
I was out on the road
Playin' with my rock 'n' roll band
I should have been right by her side
Like a good man ought to be
But this rock 'n' roll music sure's got a hold on me
I wasn't there
When my shack was burnin'
I was out on the road
Playin' with my rock 'n' roll band
While someone else put out the fire
I was wailin' my guitar
Somehow this rock 'n' roll music sure's got a hold on me, yeah
Somewhere I know
I sold my soul
Sold it to the devil or the king of rock 'n' roll
Once I found out
What the music was all about
I picked up my baggage and I joined in a big rock show
I knew that I had to go
I wasn't there
There for my wedding
I was back on the road
Playin' with my rock 'n' roll band
But when I came off stage that night
I found her waiting patiently, good girl
She knows that rock'n'roll music sure's got a hold
Rock 'n' roll music sure's got a hold
She knows that rock 'n' roll music sure's got a hold on me
