Jerry Lee Lewis

Released: November 7, 2014

Featuring: Jon Brion Doyle Bramhall II

Songwriter: Bob Neuwirth Roger McGuinn Kris Kristofferson

Producer: Jim Keltner Steve Bing

Do I look like a loser, do I stand in your way
A threat to your future‚ you planned yesterday
Well‚ I fought for my freedom‚ some called it a crime
Convicted of running, on rock and roll time

I said rock and roll time, please take me away
To the whiskey and wine‚ of some better day
And if sometimes it seems, I'm falling behind
Remember I'm running, on rock and roll time

I'm judged in your airports‚ each time that I fly
I've been locked in your jailhouse, oh but I'm getting by
Just hoping that heaven, is happy and high
And everyone's running, on rock and roll time

I said rock and roll time, please take me away
To the whiskey and wine, of some better day
And if sometimes it seems, I'm falling behind
Remember I'm running, on rock and roll time

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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