Well there ain’t no rules and regulations when you’re playin’ rock ‘n’ roll You got your backbeat in the driver’s seat you’re rollin’ and it’s outta 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 outta 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 is still a lotta guys on the road and they’re knockin’ down that backbeat load We got thirty long years of bringin’ people rock ‘n’ rol Rockin’ music makes us whole It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old They love to hear it on the radio It takes their troubles away I’ll tell ya what don’t work for me The 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 in a smoky ol’ club Long as all the people rockin’ there’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on When your singin’ in harmony and you’re down on your bended knees 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 it on the radio It takes their troubles away I’ll tell ya what don’t work for me The crazy ideology That says playin’ that rock ‘n’ roll is just a young man’s game I’m here to tell ya it drives me insane To hear that rock ‘n’ roll music’s just a young man’s game Drivin’ in my car I’m tryin’ to relax But those rock ‘n’ roll critics talkin’ yak yak yak I’m here to tell ya it drives me insane To hear that rock ‘n’ roll music’s just a young man’s game Drivin’ in my car I’m tryin’ to relax Have mercy those critics talkin’ yak yak yak