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