Just a boy of seventeen
Left school to chase a dream
Hard times - the mills closed down
No one working in old steel town
So he practiced 'til his fingers bled
It might be a long time - a long time coming
Joined a band to pay his dues
Playing hard the three river blues
Iron city house rocking making the scene
One way out is his rock 'n roll dream
Played all night 'til he was half dead
It might be a long time . .
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Left school to chase a dream
Hard times - the mills closed down
No one working in old steel town
So he practiced 'til his fingers bled
It might be a long time - a long time coming
Joined a band to pay his dues
Playing hard the three river blues
Iron city house rocking making the scene
One way out is his rock 'n roll dream
Played all night 'til he was half dead
It might be a long time . .
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