I'm staring at a white wall Thinking 'bout I could've had it all Stacked my money, get a little tall But I got bit by rock 'n' roll Come here boy, come and take a shot But be slick though, don't get caught That was all that it took for me Well, thinking back, I was only 17 ♪ I'm staring at a white wall Thinking 'bout I could've had it all Stacked my money, get a little tall But I got bit by rock 'n' roll Come here boy, come and take a shot But be slick though, don't get caught That was all that it took for me Well, thinking back, I was only 17 ♪ Oh, I'm staring at a black wall Thinking 'bout how I used to have it all Sitting pretty, not a care at all And I owe it all to rock 'n' roll Take your blood, put it on the line Your name in lights by the end of the night These were words that were said to me Well, thinking back, I was only 23 ♪ I'm staring at a white wall Thinking about I could've had it all Stacked my money, get a little tall But I got bit by rock 'n' roll Relax boy, come and take a shot But be slick though, don't get caught That was all that it took for me Well, thinking back, I was only 17