[00:13.43]They can't take it from me if they try
[00:19.30]I lived through those early days
[00:25.29]So many times I had to change the pain to laughter
[00:31.21]Just to keep from getting crazed
[00:43.13]Dressed in black from head to toe
[00:46.07]Two guitars across our backs
[00:48.94]We would walk the city roads
[00:54.93]Seeking someone who would listen to the music
[01:00.78]That we were writing down at home
[01:06.64]But they can't take it from me if they try
[01:12.63]I lived through those early days
[01:18.62]So many times I had to change the pain to laughter
[01:24.68]Just to keep from getting crazy
[01:42.71]Hair slicked back with vaseline
[01:45.77]Like the pictures on the wall
[01:48.76]Of the local record shop
[01:54.66]Hearing noises we were destined to remember
[02:00.52]We willed the thrill to never stop
[02:03.08]
[02:18.43]May sweet memories of friends from the past
[02:23.11]Always come to you, when you look for them
[02:30.37]And your inspiration, long may it last
[02:35.06]May it come to you, time and time again
[02:39.51]
[02:54.04]Now everybody seems to have their own opinion
[03:00.03]Who did this and who did that
[03:05.83]But as for me I don't see how they can remember
[03:11.95]When they weren't where it was at
[03:17.87]And they can't take it from me if they try
[03:23.80]I lived through those early days
[03:29.79]So many times I had to change the pain to laughter
[03:35.84]Just to keep from getting crazed
[03:41.89]I lived through those early days
[03:47.70]I lived through those early days