Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll
From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood Bowl
And you climb up the mountains and you fall down the holes
Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles
As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold
All the way from Memphis
And there was my guitar, electric junk
All the way from Memphis
Now it's a mighty long way down the dusty trail
They said she rides the train to Oreoles
Some spade said, "Rock and rollers, you're all the same"
Man that's your instrument, I felt so ashamed
And you look like a star but you're still on the dole
And I look like a bum and I crawl like a snail
And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails
And you look like a star but you're really out on parole
Now it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll
Well, I rang the information my axe was cold
Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll
All the way from Memphis
Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll
Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles
And you gotta stay young man, you can never be old
Well, I got to Oreoles you know it took a month
All the way from Memphis
