When I was only ten years old   my father said to me   "Son you're getting up in years,   what will you want to be?"   And as I pondered my reply   in front of my T.V.   that Sunday night Ed Sullivan   made it all clear to me.         I took a trip straight into Rock and Roll   A little bit, and I lost all control   and that was it, no more, no less, I guess it got the best of me.   A little trip and I was on my way   A little bit was more than I could take   and that was it, the night I saw it all   The Beatles on T.V.      "Please forgive me mother dear,   I know it must sound strange.   I need to let my golden hair   grow longer every day."   I bought myself a used guitar   and I learned how to play,   but I never learned the passing chords   they just got in my way.      I took a trip straight into Rock and Roll   A little bit, and I lost all control,   and that was it, no more, no less, I guess it got the best of me.   A little trip, and I was on my way   A little bit was more than I could take   and that was it, the night I saw it all,   The Beatles on T.V.      I promise to send you a letter   when I am a big jetsetter   Just say you believe in me   and send me all your love.       When I was only ten years old   That's when I lost all control