Makin' love at 17, yeah, we had the luck
But we traded 'em toys and other joys, and we didn't give a... (whoa-oh-oh)
I took a chance at the high school dance, never knowing wrong from right
And that same show, forty years ago, being televised tonight

'Cause journey from inside my head to the Taj Mahal
I went from never-havin'-none to wanna-have-it-all
I wanna keep that dream alive
And eat that honey from the hive
With all the noise and all the glamour
No surprise you know I am a...

Legendary child
I think that what I'm tryin' to say is

Sticks and stones will break your bones, at least they'll rearrange
I drop a dime and every time I get myself a nickel's change (whoa-oh-oh)
They say we don't know jack
At the plant, we proved 'em wrong
We traded in our souls tonight and sold 'em for a song

And if Satan had a lady friend, her name was Mary Jane
I never wondered why she tried to drive us quite insane
And how we got the golden fleece
From tokin' on that pipe of peace
Yeah, as far as I can see
There is a God 'cause I got me a...

Legendary child
Legendary child

(Le-gen-da-ry child) Legendary child
Legendary child

Legend
Legendary child
Legendary

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