Wasted Youth lyrics

Song information

Artist: Meat Loaf
Album: Live Around The World '77-96

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 before
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"