[Verse 1: Ray Davies] Hello you, hello me, hello people we used to be Isn't it strange, we never change We've been through it all yet we're still the same And I know it's a miracle, we still go, and for all we know We might still have a way to go [Verse 2: Ray Davies] Hello me, hello you, you say you want out Want to start anew, throw in your hand Break up the band, start a new life be a new man But for all we know, we might still have a way to go Before you go, there's something you ought to know [Verse 3: Ray Davies] There's a guy on my block, he lives for rock He plays records day and night And when he feels down, he puts some rock 'n' roll on And it makes him feel all right And when he feels the world is closing in He turns his stereo way up high [Verse 4: Ray Davies] He just spends his life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy He just spends his life, living on the edge of reality He just spends his life, in a rock 'n' roll fantasy He just spends his life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy
He just spends his life, living on the edge of reality He just spends his life, in a rock 'n' roll fantasy He just spends his life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy [Verse 5: Ray Davies] Look at me, look at you You say you've got nothing left to prove The King is dead, rock is done You might be through but I've just begun I don't know, I feel free and I won't let go Before you go, there's something you ought to know [Verse 6: Ray Davies] Dan is a fan and he lives for our music It's the only thing that gets him by He's watched us grow and he's seen all our shows He's seen us low and he's seen us high Oh, but you and me keep thinking That the world's just pa**ing us by [Verse 7: Ray Davies] Don't want to spend my life, living in a rock 'n' rol fantasy Don't want to spend my life, living on the edge of reality Don't want to spend my life, hiding away anymore Don't want to spend my life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy