Well, people have been sayin' there's this kid who's got a way of singin', playin', make 'em do what he say
doesn't matter who the critic - make a skeptic optimistic
gonna turn into star any day
he has a halo around
elicits sounds that glow
if he don't die, and has a real go
he gonna turn everybody's lights low
gonna change the world with his rock n' roll
well, the parents started talkin', "what's this idol think he's startin', does he think he'll take our daughters and leave?"
they didn't even listen, so they couldn't understand that this was somethin' that was out of their league
he has a halo around
elicits sounds that glow
if he don't die, and has a real go
he gonna turn everybody's lights low
gonna change the world with his rock n' roll
so I went into the city tryin' to check out his act,
sayin', "who this little punk think he be?"
when I seen him he was somethin' that nobody could touch and he was doing things nobody could see
he has a halo around
elicits sounds that glow
if he don't die, and has a real go
he gonna turn everybody's lights low
gonna change the world with his rock n' roll