When We Were Kings

Tommy got off at the Texaco Came busting in to Norma's Cafe Said, '€œCome on man we gotta go Yeah, you know how those party girls hate to wait'€ Filled up his daddy's trunk with ice and beer Yeah he was always stealing the old man's car Radio never came in too clear So I'd hang out one on my piece of junk guitar Yeah, we ruled from the blacktop To the levee where the party never stopped Yeah, there was power in the night The spirit was alive when we would sing Shan na na na na na na na When we were kings, when we were kings Sitting around the fire one night Tommy called my name I turned around, he said, '€œHey, what do ya think'€ Had his arm around the prettiest girl I'd ever seen He kissed her hard and took another drink I say, '€œYou must be an angel putting up with this guy'€ She laughed and said, '€œPlay me some Rolling Stones'€ I couldn't let that chance go by Yeah, I sang her, '€œYou can't always get what you want'€ Yeah, we ruled from the blacktop To the levee where the party never stopped Yeah, there was power in the night The spirit was alive when we would sing Shan na na na na na na na When we were kings, when we were kings Yeah, that was the fall of '69 I guess Uncle Sam was hedging his bet Tommy's number came up he said, '€œHey, I'll be fine I'll teach 'em a lesson they'll never forget'€ Angel and I went to wave goodbye I guess we'd always thought we'd see him again You know I took her out a couple of times We always just wound up talking 'bout him Yeah, we ruled from the blacktop To the levee where the party never stopped Yeah, there was power in the night The spirit was alive when we would sing Shan na na na na na na na When we were kings, when we were kings Yeah, shan na na na na na na na When we were kings Shan na na na na na na na When we were kings, when we were kings Yeah, shan na na na na na na na