When We Were Kings

- Repeat verse 1 Tommy got off at the Texaco Came bustin' in to Norma's Cafe Said come on man we gotta go You know how those part girls hate to wait Filled up his daddy's trunk with ice and beer Yeah he was always stealin' the old man's car Radio never came in too clear So I'd bang 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 Sha na na na na na na na When We were kings verse 2 Sittin' around the fire one night Tommy called my name I turned around he said hey 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 you must be an angel puttin' up with this guy She laughed and said play me some Rolling Stones I couldn't let that chance go by Yeah I sang her "You 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 Sha na na na na na na na When We were kings verse 3 That was the fall of '69 I guess Uncle Sam was hedging his bet Tommy's number came up he said "Hey, 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 after that a couple of times We always just wound up talkn' '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 Sha na na na na na na na When We were kings Sha na na na na na na na When We were kings Sha na na na na na na na When We were kings Sha na na na na na na na When We were kings Sha na na na na na na na When We were kings