- Votes:
- Composer:
- Jim Steinman
 
- Genres:
- Rock
 
- Tags:
- hard rock
- lyrical brilliance
- rock opera
- spoken word
 
- See also:
Meat Loaf - Wasted Youth lyrics
[spoken]:
 Wasted youth! Wasted youth!
 I remember everything!
 I remember every little thing
 As if it happened only yesterday
 I was barely seventeen,
 And I once killed a boy with a Fender guitar
 I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
 But I do remember that it had a heart of chrome
 And a voice like a horny angel
 I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
 But I do remember that it wasn't at all easy
 It required the perfect combination of the right power chords
 And the precise angle from which to strike
 The guitar bled for about a week afterward
 And the blood was so dark and rich, like wild berries
 The blood of the guitar was Chuck Berry red
 The guitar bled for about a week afterward,
 But it rung out beautifully
 And I was able to play notes
 That I had never even heard beforeMeat Loaf - Wasted Youth - http://motolyrics.com/meat-loaf/wasted-youth-lyrics.html
 So I took my guitar,
 And I smashed it against the wall
 I smashed it against the floor
 I smashed it against the body of a varsity cheerleader
 Smashed it against the hood of a car
 Smashed it against a 1981 Harley Davidson
 The Harley howled in pain,
 The guitar howled in heat
 And I ran up the stairs to my parents' bedroom
 Mommy and Daddy were sleeping in the moonlight
 Slowly I opened the door, creeping in the shadows
 Right up to the foot of their bed
 I raised the guitar high above my head
 And just as I was about to bring the guitar
 Crashing down upon the center of the bed,
 My father woke up, screaming "Stop!"
 "Wait a minute! Stop it boy!
 What do ya think you're doin'?
 That's no way to treat an expensive musical instrument!"
 And I said: "God Dammit Daddy!
 You know I love you,
 But you got a hell of a lot to learn about Rock 'n Roll"


















