When the Music Played - Thunder

I was only a kid back in 71

When I found a new place to go Under the-covers by the light of the moon

Listening to the radio

And the sound that I heard painted pictures

and dreams

And memories so magical

Now I search down the dial

for some kind of spark

To light a fire in my soul

'Cause it’s been so long and it’s still so strong

That nothing else can get to me the same

So I close my eyes and I turn back time

And go back, back when the music played

I held my vinyl like a new — born child

Memorising every word

Every cover was a window

into a far off special world

Through the summer nights, love bites,

music was there

I wrapped it around myself

And every single song that I loved so much

It’s still there on the shelf

And it’s been so long but it’s still so strong

When I don’t know if I’ll make it through the day

I close my eyes and turn back time

And go back, back when the music played

Hey boy, what you doing it for?

It was music that mattered but it ain’t no more

The right demographic, the data and facts

Is all that we need then we’ll fill in the gaps

Hey boy, what you doing it for?

We need to listen with our innocence

Protect the little kid inside

You’ll hear nothing with a cynical ear

And a hard heart can never fly

I’m just happy I’m old enough

To recall when rock was young

All the joy of discovering

When there Were still songs to be sung

'Cause it’s been so long

And it’s still so strong

That nothing else can net to me the same

So I close my eyes and I turn back time

And go back, back when the music played