forgot my six string razor hit the sky half way to memphis fore i realised well i rang the information my axe was cold they said she rides the train to oriole now it s a mighty long way down the dusty trail and the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails and i look like a bum and i crawl like a snail well i got to oriole y know it took a month and there was my guitar electric junk some spade said rock n rollers you re all the same man that s your instrument i felt so ashamed now it s a mighty long way down rock n roll through the bradford cities and the orioles and you look like a star but you re still on the dole yeah it s a mighty long way down rock n roll from the liverpool docks to the hollywood bowl and you climb up the mountains and you fall down the holes yeah it s a mighty long way down rock n roll as your name gets hot so your heart grows cold and you gotta stay young man you can never be old  yeah it s a mighty long way down rock n roll through the bradford cities and the orioles and you look like a star but you re really out on parole 