Aerosmith

Released: March 1, 1974

Songwriter: Steven Tyler

Producer: Bob Ezrin Ray Colcord Jack Douglas

[Verse 1]
Stagecoach lady, hourglass body
Making things glow in the night
Well, she would if she could, and she'd be good if she would only
Tell her lover she be out tonight

[Chorus]
Because I'm a bat
A lonely school boy
And I'm a rat
And it's too bad, can't get me none of that!

[Verse 2]
Salt Lake City, salt-licking betties
Bogies turn, stinking of gin
Well my daddy was hard, his face was pretty scarred
From kicking ass and playing poker to win

[Chorus]
Because I'm a bat
A lonely school boy
And I'm a rat
And it's too bad, can't get me none of that!
It's too bad

[Guitar Solo]

[Post-Chorus]
And it's too bad
Can't get me none of that!

[Verse 3]
New sold lady, my mama Cady
Chivalry was born at her feet
Well she should have thought twice
When pa showed his dice
Imagine puttin' my daddy to sleep

[Chorus]
Because I'm a bat
A lonely school boy
And I'm a rat
And it's too bad, can't get me none of that!
It's too bad, Lord, it's too bad!
I said it's too bad, Lord, it's too bad!
I said it's too bad, it's too bad!
You know it's too bad, it's too bad!

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Formed in 1970, its founding members are Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), Joe Perry (guitar, vocals) and Brad Whitford (guitar).

The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1973 featuring the single “Dream On,” which remains one of their most popular songs. Their next four albums made them rock stars across the US and Canada, spawning the hits “Sweet Emotion”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Back In The Saddle”, “Draw The Line”, and a cover of “Come Together” for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack.

Before the release of their fifth album Draw The Line, the band’s substance abuse began to destroy them. Perry quit after a backstage fight with Tyler in 1979, and Whitfield left two years later. Despite moderate sales, the band’s fifth and sixth albums were considered flops when compared to the band’s past accomplishments. When Perry and Whitfield returned in 1984, their eighth album Done With Mirrors was also deemed unsuccessful despite strong reviews. Doug Herzog (MTV, VH1)

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