From the recording Stomp Hall Radio EP
Written & produced by JEFF TYNAN
Recorded & mixed by JEFF TYNAN & ANDREW RIGO
Mastered by JOE CARRA @ Crystal Mastering
JEFF TYNAN - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Mandolin, Harmonica, Boot Stomping, Percussion
TRENT McKENZIE - Upright Bass
DAVE BAILEY - Drums
Special thanks to Sarah for inspiring & supporting my dreams
This is an independent release
℗ & © Jeff Tynan 2016
Lyrics
LEARNT TO LIVE BY THE RADIO - influenced by...just read the lyrics
Well I learnt 2 live by the radio, A folk singer told me all I know
About life, love, loss & luck, How 2 sing 4 change & ta earn a buck
Sure they played it loud, But who led them away from the crowd
The Stones taught me how 2 rock, But who showed the Stones…
How to roll roll roll roll
Well I learnt 2 sing by the radio, A folk singer told me all I know
But who taught Vaughan how 2 play, I wonder who led Steve 2 such soul
Who knows how Ray found his way, & who’s who taught The Who
How 2 ho-owl at the moon, & who showed the Stones…
How to roll roll roll roll… , & it rolls back ‘round again
Well I learnt 2 luv by the radio, I knew all I needed 2 know
Til I heard I’d been doin’ it wrong, So I went down 2 a rock ‘n’ roll show
The Boss ran ‘em ‘round the block, & I found a girl who knew how 2 hold
That night I learnt how 2 rock, But who showed her, how 2 roll…
No I’d never been there myself but nearly
Cos I felt how it feels when tuned into Willie
Well I heard myself on the radio, Through an ol’ folk singer bringin’ it hm
Saw my own shadow standin’ over me, Kickin’ stage lights like a stone
Where Bob was smokin’ ‘em ooh…, Jimi lightin’ up a riff…
& Willie, oh Willie, Was teachin’ me how 2 roll, How 2 roll-a…
Roll roll roll roll… , & it rolls back ‘round a…
Jack & Dylan wrote Robert a poem, Who became Bob when he wrote his own
When plugged in the sound went far, So in came Jimi on the stratocasta
Onto the Boss who learnt from ‘em all, An apprenticeship with Woody, Pete & Roy
Little Dick, hick stick Hank & co, Muddy, Mick, Keith & Buddy heard Bo-o-o-
(& it rolls back ‘round again)
A new King crowned, Lennon re-born, A new sun-rise, a quartet formed
Cash courted his radio star, Her family took it back by far
When Robert gave Chuck the 12-bar blues, Look out, a-Jimi’s just a-blown a fuse
That’s who taught ‘em how 2 rock, But who showed you…
How 2 roll roll roll roll…& It rolls back ‘round again