Rock N' Roll Hall Of Lame

By Mojo Nixon (1999)
On album !Sock Ray Blue! (2005)

!Sock Ray Blue!
It's a cryin' shame
What they did to our thing
All of the spirit
Out of it they did drain

On the shores of Lake Erie
Man, there is a committee
It's a corporation
Don't know nothin' 'bout fornication
A sick abomination
Ought to be cast out of our nation

It's a Rock and Roll Hall of Lame
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Lame

Why'd they put it in Cleveland?
Well, you know it was because of the money
Should be down in Memphis
You know that in your heart, sonny

Black ties and limousines
Sure was a real hoity-toidy scene
Yeah, but the spirit's all wrong
It's uptown and mean

Let me tell ya
Real rock and roll's about cheap electrical guitars
And maps to secret places that serve underage kids in bars

Not no rock and Roll Hall of Lame
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame
Rock and Roll Hall of Lame

If there was really a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
They'd have a drug ATM (I'd be there)
There'd be a drive-in movie theater
Showing "Thunder Road" and "Vanishing Point"
It'd be a monument to teenage sex
They'd be handing out free copies of "On The Road"
"Fear and Loathing" and "Steal This Book"
They'd be giving fake IDs to teenagers
Because if you're under 21 but over 18 you shouldn't be able to drink
It'd be a Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
A really Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but that ain't what it is
It's nothin' but a big lie (nothin' but a big lie)
Don't believe the big lie (don't believe the big lie)
Rock and Roll will never die
(Bring it way down, boys)
As long as there's a 13-year-old kid
As long as on the planet Earth there's a 13-year-old kid
Wantin' to masturbate on the playground and start singin' like Little Richard
Rock and Roll will be here
'Cause rock and roll is in the air, it's in your underwear, it don't care
Rock and Roll's not in limousines
Rock and Roll's not rich and mean
Rock and Roll Hall of Lame
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame
It's nothin' but a Rock and Roll Hall of Lame

Rock and Roll Hall of Lame
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame
Rock and Roll Hall of Lame

The Eagles?!? The Eagles?!? Who are you kidding?
These putrid pop pukes belong in the Whore Hall of Fame
That's where I'm gonna put The Eagles
Oh you think Otis Redding's gonna be happy to see The Eagles?
He's gonna kick Glenn Frey's ass!

Fleetwood Mac?!? Fleetwood Mac?!? Jesus Christ!
What is worse than Fleetwood Mac, the Archies or somethin'?
Oh, Christine McVie, she's so rock and roll
She looks like a damn housewife!
Why don't she go to Celine Dion's house and get bucknaked
I'm gonna get on top of both 'em
Make a videotape, make a lot of money
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
Rock and Roll is in my soul!

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