DISCOGRAPHY - "AND OTHER STORIES" - LYRICS

WHEN WILLY PLAYED GUITAR

I was only a mere thirteen
When we heard him ringing in our ears and
Man it was a turning point scene
Tore our heads off and stirred ‘em

And we knew like the spell that we were under
The strings chimed, we caught lightning in a jar
Then we flew right into the thunder
The first time we heard Willy play guitar

Mike and me, back in ’64,
Late September, I guess you’d call it fate
I can still see him at my door
Still remember, we had a feeling he’d be great

Was it real, well it really was astounding
Now we know we were sailing on a star
We could feel adolescent hearts were pounding
In the glow when Willy played guitar

Now up and down the eastern seaboard
We’d be rockin’ and we’d roll from town to town
And as soon as Willy struck the first chord
We would lock in and the boys would lay it down

And we knew like the spell that we were under
The strings chimed, we caught lightning in a jar
Then we flew right into the thunder
The first time we heard Willy play guitar

Now too many years have passed
Our reflections are turning kind of grey
But there’s one color that will last
Recollection of the light we saw that day

Was it real, well it really was astounding
Now we know we were sailing on a star
We could feel adolescent hearts were pounding
In the glow when Willy played guitar
The first time we heard Willy play guitar
We’d just know, when Willy played guitar
The strings chimed when Willy played guitar