there's a diary for rock 'n' roll men 
you catch'em as they free their minds 
from one crowded street to another 
from one hog town to the next 
they'll tell you why the world stands on end 
why music is the luck of friends 

from any state to any province 
there's a diary for rock 'n' roll men 
there gonna tell ya 
sometimes we got smokin' guns, rock 'n' roll whips 
sometimes we got lemon twist lips 
sometimes we like circles and dots 
sometimes we like love we like open hearts 
sometimes we get electric shocks 
we get our words mixed up 
we get stomach knots 
sometimes we write the diary for rock 'n' roll men 
sometimes we are..... 

there's a diary for rock 'n' roll men 
they get anxious and lose their minds 
they dream about setting those misty cities on fire again 
they'll tell you why the world stands on end 
why music is the luck of friends 
from any state to any province 
there's a diary for rock 'n' roll men 
they're gonna tell ya 
sometimes we got smokin' guns, rock 'n' roll whips 
sometimes we got lemon twist lips 
sometimes we like circles and dots 
sometimes we like love we like open hearts 
sometimes we get electric shocks 
we get our words mixed up 
we get stomach knots 
sometimes we write the diary for rock 'n' roll men 
sometimes we are..... 

we're going to tell you 
sometimes we got smokin' guns, rock 'n' roll whips 
firecracker eyes and lemon twist lips