momma stayed home with me by the time i was half alive i knew what i was gonna be i left school, i grew my hair they didn't understand they wanted me to be respected as a doctor or a lawyer man i'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer i'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll star i'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer i'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll star as i grew up i worked real hard so i could buy a guitar i wanted to be on the top one day i wanted to be a star i could see my name in lights and i could can see the queue i had the devil in my blood tellin' me what to do i'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer i'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll star i'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer i'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll star