Jerry Lee Lewis

Released: September 26, 2006

Featuring: Mick Jagger Ron Wood

Songwriter: Mick Jagger

Producer: Jimmy Rip Steve Bing

People think that I'm high class
But I'm low down all the while
People think that I'm crazy
When I flash that California smile
But I can still
Paint the town
All the colors of your evening gown
While I'm waiting for your blonde hair to turn gray

People say you're a drinker
But I get sober half the time - mmm hmm
People say you're a loser
But I get lucky on the side - bet you do
But I can still paint the town
All the colors of your evening gown
While I'm waiting for your blonde hair to turn gray

All my life I've waited for someone who could show me where the bliss is
All my life I've waited for someone who could take me past the kissing?

People say I'm a loner - mmm hmm

I like to get lost in a crowd – don't we all
Oh, people say I'm a dresser - pretty sharp
I wear my sport clothes way out loud - way out loud
Yeah I can still - I can still paint the old town - town
And I can shake it - shake it
I can turn it upside down – upside down
While I'm waiting –waiting for your blonde hair - for your blond hair to turn gray - gray

Girl I'll keep waiting
Waiting for your blonde hair to turn gray

I'll keep waiting -
Just waiting for your blond hair to turn gray

It will turn gray baby
Mmm that's right

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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