Too Old To Rock N Roll Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull

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The old Rocker wore his hair too lo………...ng

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wore his trouser cuffs too tight

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unfashionable to the e………….nd

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drank his ale too light

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Death's head belt buckle, yesterday's drea…..ms

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the transport caf' prophet of doom

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Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams in his

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post-war-babe gloom

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Now he's too o .………ld to rock 'n' ro……..…ll

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but he's too young to die

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Yes he's too o…..……ld to rock 'n' ro….…..…ll

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but he's too young to die

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He once owned a Harley Davids………….on

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and a Triumph Bonneville

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counted his friends in burned-out spa….rk plugs

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and prays that he always will

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But he's the last of the blue blood greaser bo……….ys

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all of his mates are doing time

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Married with three kids up by the ri…..ng road

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sold their souls straight down the line

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And some of them own little spo…rts cars

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and meet at the tennis club do's

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For drinks on a Sunday, work on Mo……nday

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they've thrown away their blue suede shoes

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Now he's too o .………ld to rock 'n' ro……..…ll

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but he's too young to die

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Yes he's too o…..……ld to rock 'n' ro….…..…ll

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but he's too young to die

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So the old rocker gets out his bi….……..ke

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to make a ton before he takes his leave

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Up on the A 1 by Scotch Co………rner

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just like it used to be

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And as he fli…es, tears in his e……….yes

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his wind-whipped words echo the final take

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And he hits the trunk road doing around a hundred and tw…….enty

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with no room left to brake

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And he was too o .………ld to rock 'n' ro……..…ll

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but he was too young to die

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Yes, he was too o…..……ld to rock 'n' ro….…..…ll

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and he was too young to die

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Now, you're never too o .………ld to rock 'n' ro……..…ll

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if you're too young to die

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And now you're never too o…..……ld to rock 'n' ro….…..…ll

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but you're too young to die