Before I was in a rock n' roll band   I couldn't get the time at day   Now I'm doin' everything I can   I thought I had it made      Strangers drop in and pretend they're friends   People I don't even know   I want you, I need you, it's so hard to tell   What you're really feelin' won't show      Don't abuse me   Now you listen to what I say   If you're tryin' to use me   Why don't you just go away?      You took me around and you showed me the town   I thought you were kind of nice   But if someone stepped in with more to show   You'd drop me without thinkin' twice      You tie yourself to my apron strings   Thinkin' your friends will be impressed   You get your way by bribin' me   Tellin' me I'm the best      Don't abuse me   Now you listen to what I say   If you're tryin' to use me   Why don't you just go away?      Who can I trust and where can I go   To find someone who truly wants me?   Take me for what I am   That's the way it's gotta be      Rock n' roll love, you want so bad   Tellin' everybody you're mine   We both know deep down inside   You're just diggin' for every dime      Don't abuse me   Now you listen to what I say   If you're tryin' to use me   Why don't you just go away?      Don't abuse me   Now you listen to what I say   If you're tryin' to use me   Why don't you just go away?