He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down, he thought: “Well, isn’t this nice.”
And isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
I’m leaving on a jet plane…
Over the city in an airplane
I can see everything below
The houses they look so tiny
The cars look like dots
We’ve only got fifteen minutes to go
Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain’t got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I’m a-goin’ home
My baby, just-a wrote me a letter
She’s got a ticket to ride and she don’t care…
Ride, captain, ride on your mystery ship,
Be amazed at the friends you’ve got there on your trip.
Ride, captain, ride on your mystery ship,
Be aware of the things others just might have missed.
Now I’m calling all citizens from all over the world
This is captain America calling
I bailed you out when you were down on your knees
So will you catch me now I’m falling
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike,
They’ve all come to look for America.
New Jersey Turnpike in the wee wee hours
I was rollin’ slowly ‘cause of drizzlin’ showers
Here come a flat-top, he was movin’ up with me
Then come wavin’ by me in a little’ old souped-up jitney
Well, we laid a strip for the Jersey shore,
And prepared to cross the line.
I could see the bridge was lined with bears,
But I didn’t have a dog-goned dime.
I love rock n’ roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n’ roll
So come an’ take your time an’ dance with me
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I want to go to heaven but I don’t want to go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Oh can’t you see me standing here,
I’ve got my back against the record machine
I ain’t the worst that you’ve seen.
Oh can’t you see what I mean?
Might as well jump. Jump!
I saw him dancing there by the record machine
I knew he must have been about seventeen
The beat was going strong
Playing my favorite song
And I could tell it wouldn’t be long till he was with me, yeah me
Singing, I love rock and roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock and roll
So come and take your time and dance with me
And be a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
He’s a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Yeah, juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
With that one guitar he’ll come alive
Come alive tonight
Don’t put another dime in the jukebox
I don’t want to hear that song no more
Please, Mr., please, don’t play B-17
It was our song, it was his song, but it’s over
Please, Mr., please, if you know what I mean
I don’t ever wanna hear that song again
Every time I hear that song
I’m standing in the pouring rain
On your front lawn and oh-oh-oh
I still think about you oh-oh-oh
I saw her sitting in the rain
Raindrops falling on her
She didn’t seem to care
She sat there and smiled at me
I only wanted to see you
Laughing in the purple rain