(hicks / lynch)   I wasn't there (I wasn't there)   When I was needed (I wasn't there)   I was out on the road   Playing with my rock and roll band (I wasn't there)   I should have been right by her side   Like a good man ought to be   But this rock'n'roll music sure gotta hold on me      I wasn't there (I wasn't there)   When my shack was burning (I wasn't there)   I was out on the road playing with my rock'n'roll band (I wasn't there)   While someone else put out the fire   I was wailing my guitar   Somehow this rock'n'roll music sure got a hold on me      Somewhere I know, I sold my soul   Sold it to the devil or the king of rock'n'roll   Once I found out, what the music was all about   Picked up my baggage   And I joined in a big rock show   I knew that I had to go      I wasn't there (I wasn't there)   There for my wedding (I wasn't there)   I was back on the road   Playing with my rock and roll band (I wasn't there)   But when I came off stage that night   I found her waiting patiently, good girl   She knows that rock'n'roll music sure got a hold   Rock'n'roll music sure got a hold   She knows that rock'n'roll music sure got a hold on me