Song Description

Epic 70s pastiche asks the question: "What ever happened to the old rock'n' rollers? Combined tribute and parody of Tom Petty and Velvet Underground, etc..

Lyrics

Gypsy, Lola and Kandy "with a K"
Copyright 2003 Paul Hayes BMI

Jimmy moved back towards the end.
I passed his mother's house the other day.
Beat up car still in the yard,
86 Camaro, primer gray.

He used to tell the same old lies,
all the things we'd do when we left school.
A jukebox and a pretty girl,
smoking drinking beer and shootin' pool.

(He said) I believe in Rock 'n' Roll
and getting home 'round noon some other day.
Excuse me, kid while I go hang out with
Gypsy, Lola and Kandy "with a K".

Gypsy had an Evolution,
Leather jacket, wired to the moon.
Lola played in a rock 'n' roll band,
she liked to get a little out of tune.

Kandy was a dancer,
liked to show her moves when you least expected.
Moved out here and changed her name
...when her family objected.

(She said) Life is meant for Rock 'n' Roll,
the more you get, the less you have to pay.
You just need to spend some time with
Gypsy, Lola and "Kandy with a K"

Gypsy rode off long ago,
Lola made a record in LA.
Kandy changed her name again.
Had a party on her wedding day.

Something changed along the years,
Jimmy never smiled much any more.
Used to talk a little weird.
Primer gray outside the liquor store.

(He said) life is meant for Rock 'n' Roll,
but all the things I've loved have gone away.
Won't somebody tell me where are
Gypsy, Lola and Kandy "with a K"

They buried him in a three piece suit.
You could see the disease had took it's toll.
The rock 'n' rollers all turned up
and everybody there just looked so old.

I thought I recognized someone,
a stranger laying flowers on the grave.
Something looked familiar when I
saw the golden threads among the gray

In my mind I heard some Rock 'n' Roll,
a stupid jukebox song we used to play.
Won;t somebody tell me was that
Gypsy, Lola or Kandy "with a K"?