[Verse 1] You came in with a cracked red case Blood on the cuff, bruise on the face Took the back room, took the heat Found a dead end on a one-way street Twelve cheap chords and a dirty grin Spit on the floor, let the night begin Boss man said, "Boy, play it clean" You turned that room into a magazine [Pre-Chorus] Hands on the wire Jaw like steel One more turn Make them feel [Chorus] I wanna rock 'n' roll I wanna tear that door I wanna rock 'n' roll Till the walls want more I wanna rock 'n' roll Like a kicked-in car I wanna rock 'n' roll Right through the dark [Verse 2] Maggie wore a switchblade smile Kept her secrets in a paper pile Tommy shook when the money came He kissed the ring and forgot his name On the bus, in the smoke and frost Every kid there had already lost But when the count-in snapped on two They stood up hard like they had to [Pre-Chorus] Hands on the wire Jaw like steel One more turn Make them feel [Chorus] I wanna rock 'n' roll I wanna tear that door I wanna rock 'n' roll Till the walls want more I wanna rock 'n' roll Like a kicked-in car I wanna rock 'n' roll Right through the dark [Bridge] Black boots on the floor No saints, no cure Just a raw-throated vow And a busted amp roar [Chorus] I wanna rock 'n' roll I wanna tear that door I wanna rock 'n' roll Till the walls want more I wanna rock 'n' roll Like a kicked-in car I wanna rock 'n' roll Right through the dark Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll
