John Lodge, Lyrics:

Children of rock'n'roll:

You have to know
Where you're going
Before you say "good-bye"
You have to know
What you're asking
Before you ask why

And I think to myself
Wonderful way
My world revolves just a different way
And I think for a while
Reflecting a smile
If changes are coming
I gotta say

You have to know
Where you're going
Before you say "good-bye"
You have to know
What you're asking
Before you ask why

Love, love
Children of rock 'n' roll
Love, love
Raised on rock 'n' roll

I remember all the words of
Love that we sang out of tune
Waving good-bye to a generation
As we danced by the light of the moon

I remember oh so clear
How the world looked from Blueberry Hill
When you sang all the songs
On a six-string guitar
And it made you a rock 'n' roll Star

You have to know
Where you're going
Before you say "good-bye"
You have to know
What you're asking
Before you ask why

You have to know
Where you're going
Before you say "good-bye"
You have to know
What you're asking
Before you ask why

Children of rock 'n' roll
Raised on rock 'n' roll
Children of rock 'n' roll
We played Elysian Park
Until the night was dark

Children of rock 'n' roll
We traveled eight miles high
We never saw the sky

Children of rock 'n' roll
We had a beautiful day
When an island gave way to the
Children of rock 'n' roll
And in the garden of dreams
We found out what it means
To be the
Children of rock 'n' roll
Raised on rock 'n' roll
Raised on rockin'
Raised on rockin'
Raised on rockin' ways

Raised on rockin'
Raised on rockin'
Raised in rockin' days

 

Songwriters: John Lodge