Rock and roll is gonna steal your soul The good time's gonna die Don't go looking for that moment if you didn't say goodbye All those faces in the crowd They're so proud of you God, I wish they were But no one bails 'cause a cautionary tale thinks you might get burned You tell me that it's easier to say than trying to live that way Sometimes it's easier to do than trying to talk to you A newer voice like a hundred choir boys He went looking for a sound I got the word he hit a note nobody'd ever heard Died before he hit the ground All those faces in the crowd They're so proud of him God, I wish they were But no one bails 'cause a cautionary tale thinks you might get burned You tell me that it's easier to say than trying to live that way Sometimes it's easier to do than trying to talk to you You tell me you're so lucky with the cards You never get the hearts Sometimes it's better when you pray than when you get your way