Where were you
when it happened
Where could you be found
Were you at
the front of the stage
Or in the underground
From SF out to Old Bridge
New York back to LA
The world of metal
changed forever
Back in the day
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
Live to die
and die to play
Every day and place
Leave a path of metal
Across the world
from stage to stage
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
In denim and leather
We were all part of one force
Knocked Rock and Roll
on its ass
And put metal on the course
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Back in the day
You weren't there
It doesn't matter
Because you wouldn't understand
This is our way of life
A life that was born free
To follow orders
how to live
was never meant to be
Oh oh oh oh ooh
Peals of thunder
sheets of lighting
The power hits the stage
The music was exciting
The mania raged
Oh oh oh oh ooh
We all had the fever
Our ears started to ring
Feeding this wildfire
Consuming everything
Oh oh oh oh ooh
Metal's King back then
And still is to this day
Others imitate or challenge
But it never goes away
Oh oh oh ooh