Intro: I found a picture of you in black and white Looking like Bob Dylan's disciple The only thing left is a spark in your eye In the ashes of rock and roll Repeat verse progression You used to shine like the 4th of July Looking like a midnight revival To see you now is to watch a man die In the ashes of rock and roll Your shining like fool's gold Shining like fool's gold You're out digging for what's left of our souls In the ashes of rock and roll Repeat verse progression I remember when your love was full force You held her hand like it was a bible And just like last night I found out about your divorce In the ashes of rock and roll You used to run like a river in a flood Out chopping down on your idols Now there's a cynic, dripping in your blood In the ashes of rock and roll You shining like fool's gold Shining like fool's gold You're out digging for what's left of our souls In the ashes of rock and roll I watched them come and go I watched them taking their toll Maybe rock n' roll never dies But it sure gets old Yeah it sure gets old You swore to me that we'd always be close Singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah Now you casting lots for my old man's clothes In the ashes of rock and roll You shining like fool's gold Shining like fool's gold You're out digging for what's left of our souls In the ashes of rock and roll Shining like fool's gold Yeah you're shining like fool's gold You're out digging for what's left of our soul In the ashes of rock and roll